1E Math & Science Trail @ Airport by jun

Introduction

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-06 13:54:12 UTC

On the 25th of May, 2016, Wednesday, Zhonghua Secondary 1 students made their way to Changi Airport via School Bus. In groups of 4, we set off in Terminal 3 in hopes of completing 7 stations in 2.5 hours.

First Station!

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-06 14:00:55 UTC

Changi Aviation Gallery

For the first station, we were all assigned to Changi's Aviation Gallery. We were supposed to take the escalator all the way to the top floor in order to find this place.

Although there were some difficulties in folding the ideal plane, we tried our best.

After folding the two planes, we made our way to a quiet place in order to test for the distance each plane could travel and recorded it down on a paper.

At the end of the experiment, we had to calculate each plane's average distance traveled and keyed in the answers we got for the questions provided in the iPad.

Describe The Challenges That Your Team Faced And How Did Your Team Overcome These Challenges.

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-06 14:10:38 UTC

Folding Airplanes.

As we were not skilled in the art of folding origami, we had a hard time figuring out which way to fold the given apparatus in order to complete the station. Although after some time, we managed to somewhat turn the sheet into a decent airplane, we took a long time to complete this station.

Finding Allowance

This problem occurred after we found the weight of the three baggage. We realized that the four of us were weak in Arithmetic and could not figure out the answer. However, we decided to ask the instructor for help and he patiently taught us how we were supposed to go about finding the answer.

Third Station!

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-06 14:23:11 UTC

Pillar Of Hope

This station was located at the Departure Check-In Hall, Level 2. The objective was for us to solve real-life problems involving estimation.

We were given a measuring tape and with the help of a paper and pen, we got to work.

Carrying the ' experiment ' out :

First, we had asked our group mate to stand at the pillar and took a photo of him.
After that, we answered the questions provided in the iPad and estimated the height of the pillar.

Second Station

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-06 14:24:18 UTC

What's My Share?

In this station, we learnt about money and calculations in real life contacts, which is more interesting.

By allowing us to be exposed to different quantities that varies among different prices, we definitely learnt way more than just equations, we learned how to apply mathematics and science in real life which makes it more useful as we can now apply it to our everyday lives.

Working In A Group To Answer Provided Questions

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-06 14:41:42 UTC

Write Down At Least 2 Learning Points From The Trail.

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-06 14:44:56 UTC

1. We learnt many things from the trail but two things which we found the most interesting was learning how to apply maths and science in real life. This really piqued our interest as we understood maths and science are actually more useful in life than we thought and not just a subject we learn within the four walls of our classroom.

2. Another thing we learnt from this trail which was valuable was teamwork. Each of us have different strengths and weakness, some of us are good at mathematics while others are better in science. Thus, working in a team is really great as we can seek help from our fellow teammates. We also found out that if we all co-orperated, we could finish a station in no time!

Fourth Station!

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-06 14:49:43 UTC

Save My World

Some objectives of this whole station was to measure length using a mobile application, to recognize landmarks on a map and to convert m to km.

This enhanced our skills in identifying landmarks on a map, reading a map and making measurements and calculations using different gadgets.

Other than just Math and Science, this station included another subject, Geography. It trained us to understand more about how these subjects are linked in one way or another.

Fifth Station

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-07 04:28:18 UTC

Excess Baggage

Objectives : To calculate total cost given the rate.

In this station, we were told to determine if the combined mass of their check-in baggage exceeds the given allowance. In order to find out, we were supposed to weigh a total of three baggage on the weighing scale provided at the terminal.

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-07 04:50:12 UTC

Out Of Time ):

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-07 04:53:42 UTC

By the time we completed our fifth station, we were left with only 5 minutes before the designated time to gather back in our classes.

Although we deeply regretted not being able to complete all seven stations, we still enjoyed ourselves.

Conclusion

shiyoi_jun — 2016-06-08 12:35:21 UTC

In a nutshell, this trail to the airport widened our field of vision in many aspects, for it was an eye-opening experience for all of us. This journey made us understand so much more about real-life contacts, something textbooks could never be on par with. We are very grateful that the teachers had put in so much time and effort in organizing this trail for us and we hope that there will be more to come in the future.

what are the mathematics and science topics you have applied in the trail?

fireben22 — 2016-06-09 03:39:15 UTC

For Maths, we applied:

Area
Linear inequality
Percentage
Algebra
Simple Arithmetic
Length
Average
Speed
Volume

For Science, we applied:

Basic Scientific Measurements
Experimental Design
Movement of Heat
Unit Conversion
Combustion