Join us for an interesting 2-hour talk where Dr Janchai will share with you fantastic ideas you can use in making your Science lessons fun and enjoyable!

Dr Janchai is an expert in using fun toys, manipulative materials and hands-on activities to bring out science concepts so that students find fun and interest in learning the subject. In this mind-enriching talk, Dr Janchai will share ideas on:

- Teaching temperature using home-made simple thermometer
 - Teaching State of Matter through Magic Experiments with Rubber Balloon
 - Fun exploration on the Science of Sound
 - Teaching Energy with flying objects and toys
 - Interesting activities to do with Magnets

In this one-day practical workshop, you will:

- Learn creative ways of facilitating and learning of mathematics (including simple algebra, number sense, number bond, arithmetic, pattern recognition and problem sums)

- Discover a series of motivational ideas to develop problem solving strategies, mathematical thinking and creativity via card games

- Explore the possiblity of using the same trick for different age groups and for different objectives

- Developing creativity through multiple intelligences and more...

Mathematical card tricks can serve as an effective means of motivation at almost all levels of instruction. The major purpose of its use in the classroom is to enable children to discover that mathematics is easy and interesting, and thus stimulate interest in their further study of the subject. This 1-day interactive and thought-provoking workshop focuses on a set of Mathematical cards, and participants will get to try out all the magic and games, and discover the beauty of mathematics themselves.

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In this one-day highly interactive workshop filled with lots of hands-on activities, Dr Janchai is going to share with you great ideas on how to creatively teach Science and make learning fun for students. Some activities that will be covered in the workshop include:

• Exploring science in micro world with a powerful pocket microscope
• Interesting Science on Light and Laser
• Fun with Electrostatics
• Detective Science using Ultraviolet light
• Science of Sound
• Making your own simple motor, compass, current meter, battery
• Making your own 3D photo & movies for science projects and exhibitions, and other innovative teaching technique with toys & hands-on activities

All participants will take home some fun creations to illustrate teaching of different science concepts covered in the workshop!

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Physics is an important subject in Science education and many professions actually need knowledge of this subject as a pre-requisite. However, there are always students who desire to pursue a career in these professions, find the subject dry and the theories difficult to grasp. As teaching professionals in physics, you can inject fun and creativity in teaching the subject so as to help your students learn and appreciate the subject better.

This workshop will cover:
1. Exploring a microworld with a home-made microscope
2. Hands-on activities with a Laser pointer
   - Particle size determination e.g. Red blood cells and dust
   - Communication with a laser beam
   - Fun with reflection of light
3. Fun with light and sound
   - Physics of a musical instrument
   - Spectrum of sunlight
   - Fun with your ears and eyes
4. Physics of flying objects and rockets
5. Fun with electromagnetism
   - Amazing electrostatics
   - Making your own simple motor, compass, a current meter and many other items.

For teachers and learners, the new internet is providing opportunities for students to more easily collaborate within the classroom, within the school and globally.

In this 'hands-on' full-day workshop, we will investigate some of the web 2.0 tools that support this collaborative experience including online social bookmarking, Google docs and social networks.  There will be time to discuss their management and use in a classroom situation and their effects on pedagogy.  One of the dangers of adopting new technology is that they may add to the work loads of teachers, this session will also cover where the technology can save teachers time and decrease the time management pressures.

Throughout the day, we will also look at the management of digital content and sources for students to find free (legal) digital media online (images, music, video).  This is a hands-on workshop and participants are expected to have access to a computer, this also means that we can model various classroom management strategies from the viewpoint of students..

In this one-day workshop, we will look at some of the alternatives for spicing up your presentations and making them more exciting, not only using software but also web 2.0 online applications.  The alternatives chosen are mainly free, can be learnt in just a few minutes by teachers with very little experience and make use of the slides you have already produced in your old PowerPoints. 

We will also look at ways in which students can build and share their presentations collaboratively.  In addition, you will be shown where to find free (legal) resources for presentations (images, videos and sound files) and clarify how to copyright your own resources.

Please note that this is NOT a workshop about PowerPoint although we will be spending time at the beginning covering some of the mistakes students make when presenting and also ensuring we all have at least the basic skills of reducing file sizes and exporting slides.

Gather practical knowledge and interesting know-how on introducing 2 powerful ICT tools in your classroom for more fun and effective learning!

VIDEO IN CLASSROOM -

Session will mainly be a whole group presentation (with reasonable participation) going through (in real time) concept, planning, filming (production), editing and uploading. Some or all of the following may be covered:

• Examples of where video might be used in the classroom
• Tips and tricks with YouTube including setting up a playlist
• Other Places (than YouTube) to host videos
• Places to find suitable videos online
• Protecting students from undesirable material
• Copyright/ creative commons
• Tagging

SCREENCASTING IN CLASSROOM -

Screencasting is a method of recording anything that happens on your computer screen while adding a voice commentary. Creating screencasts used to require expensive software to be downloaded to your computer but not anymore...

We will be sharing with you some free web applications that are not so demanding on your computers, work just as easy on Windows or Apple and provide you free hosting. The session will engage in many discussions and opportunities for you to try out the applicatioins on your own laptop or the PCs provided.

Experiments in Laboratories are fundamentals for teaching and learning Chemistry. In these practical workshops, Mr KM Chan will share some non-traditional, innovative and interesting methods for conducting Chemistry Experiments. Participants will have hands-on experience on low-cost and innovative micro-scale experiments and be engaged in pre and post-lab discussions, with reference to the current Singapore Syllabus context.

For 'A' Level teachers -- 7 Jun, 9am to 4pm

Designing Chemistry Projects and Experiments using Micro-scale Equipments

For the first half of the day, teachers will experience a project on identification of commercial "rubbing alcohol" by oxidation and preparatio of derivative. Teachers will see how such well-designed organic Chemistry project, using micro-scale equipments, are suitable for School-based Science Practical Assessment (SPA) which will involve students in a number of required practical skills.

For the second half of the day, teachers will have hands-on experience on the following experiments:

  - Conductometric titration
  - pH titration or kinetic order of iodine clock reaction

For 'O' Level teachers -- 8 Jun, 9am to 12pm

Innovative Chemistry Experiments with Micro-scale Equipments

Teachers will have hands-on experience on the following experiments:

  - Conductometric titration
  - Dehydration of ethanol
  - Empirical formula of copper (ll) oxide
  - Free radical bromine substitution of alkane


** All participants will get  a set of micro-scale conductance kit designed and made by Mr KM Chan.

This workshop encompasses lots of hands-on activities. It is especially designed for teachers who teach Physics in Upper Secondary, Junior Colleges, and Polytechnics who can use the various tools to illustrate different physics theories that are suitable for their students of different academic levels and varying level of abilities.

The Workshop will cover:
1. Interesting Physics concepts you can
learn on an airplane
2. Using fun Physics toys to teach pressure,
energy, work and power
3. Using computer to teach Sound
4. Amazing Electric and Magnetic Fields
5. Fun ways to learn Electromagnetic induction
6. Detection of Radioactivity in the Classroom

You will be provided with notes, a set of interesting and useful tools and toys where you could use to illustrate to your students various Physics concepts.

Add that sense of humour by using items that students can see everyday at home to teach interesting science concepts! You will be surprised that you can use home items to teach science concepts like Forces, Energy, Electricity, Electrostatic, Heat, Light, Sound and many more.

In this half-day humorous and impactful workshop designed for Upper Primary and Lower Secondary Science Teachers, see how Dr Janchai “brings his home to the classroom” by sharing with teachers on:

 - Interesting ideas on using home items to arouse curiosity
 - Science in Kitchen
 - Science magic using common home items
 - Fun science with microwave
 - Designing and making science tools using day to day home items
 - Great ideas you can inspire your students on making science toys from items commonly found at home

Physics lessons can be boring if taught directly out of textbooks and strict experiments. But if you are able to connect fun ideas of things around us with Physics, you will be able to introduce fun physics lessons every time! You will be amazed that even the most difficult concepts can be taught in a fun and easy to understand manner so students will see the relevance and appreciate the subject better.

In this one-day brand new workshop with Dr Janchai, an international creative educator who has shared creative teaching ideas with teachers and students around the world, he will share with you great ideas and creative experiments to teach difficult Physics concepts like:
• Waves and Superposition of Waves
• Electromagnetism • Quantum Physics • Forces
• Dynamics • G Field • Modern Physics and others

In this half-day workshop, Dr Janchai will share with you fun ways to bring out and explain Quantum Physics concepts to your students.  This workshop comprises of many hands-on activities, group discussions and fun explorations and will cover the following:

• Fun activities with Spectroscope
• Using LEDs to measure Planck's constant h
• Using a laser pointer to measure size of a small particle
• Charge particles moving in a magnetic field
• Generating and receiving of an electromagnetic field
• Free Electricity from the air
• Nuclear Radiation Detector

An interactive and thought-provoking workshop that suggests a series of inspiring and creative ways of facilitating the learning of Mathematics. Using hands-on activities like playing cards to develop problem solving strategies and conceptual understanding of arithmetic, decimals, fraction, mass, units of measurement, binary system, geometry, radius and circumference of sphere, area, pattern recognition and algebra (function, linear and simultaneous equation)

This workshop also discusses the five steps to creativity and the application of Kano Model in mathematics education.

Teaching Science with creativity actually need not be a difficult task as long as you know how to make connections between things we used in our daily lives with the subject matter. There are many interesting things around us that we can use to teach students science concepts. By doing so, you can easily have a Fun Science classroom anytime, anywhere!

Some topics within Singapore syllabus which will be covered include:

• Electricity. Learn great ideas on how to use interesting toys and tools to teach students about electric currents, circuits and waves.
• Heat. Fun ideas to illustrate to students the characteristics of heat. Effects and transmission of heat.
• Light. Great ideas to illustrate light as a form of energy and explore characteristics of light waves
• Conversion of Energy. Interesting ideas to show how energy is converted from one form to another.
• Explore Forces through Simple and Fun Mechanisms. Fun ways to illustrate forces and other science concepts and stimulate hands-on and inquisitive minds through exploring simple mechanisms.

Following our successful “Fun With Creative Science 1” workshop sharing with teachers great ideas on using toys, manipulative materials and magic to stimulate students’ curiosity in Science, we are introducing “Fun with Creative Science 2”, which promises you ADDITIONAL new ideas to link Science with things around us and promote discovery as well as add meaning and relevance to the learning of Science as a subject.

Some topics within Singapore syllabus which will be covered include:
- Fun Science ideas in daily life
- Fun Science with your Body
- Exploring micrometerorites
- Great hands-on experiments/ activities with a magnet
- Fun science with a can
- Exploring energy and matters with toys
- Detective Science and Science at night using UV lights

This workshop incorporates lots of Hands-on activities and embraces INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING!
All participants will be given a bag of tools to illustrate teaching of different science concepts listed above!

A workshop that introduces teachers to appropriate recreational puzzles, games and magical tricks that are based on sound mathematical concepts. Application of such interesting techniques will drive students' interests and participation and provides opportunities for students to develop and exercise mathematical reasoning and problem solving activities that helps them in promoting active and meaningful knowledge construction.

For Primary School Teachers
Our hands-on activities develop conceptual understanding of Number Sense, Arithmatic, Finger Times Tables, Problem Sums, Fraction, Arrangement, Pattern Recognition, Mass, Unit of Measurements and simple algebra

In this half-day compact workshop designed for Upper Primary and Lower Secondary Science Teachers, Dr Janchai will share on effective usage of different avenues to enhance or even replace classroom teaching. He will provide teachers some instant and ready ideas that they can use if they are adopting any of these avenues for their students.

Learn from Dr Janchai on:
- What activities teachers can introduce in Science Projects
- How to design fun and safe Science Corners
- How to plan and design impressive Science Exhibitions
- Interesting ideas that teachers can use for Science Shows
- Exciting Activities to do in Science Camp
- And many more fun ideas…

For Students

Outdoor learning is a great way to develop inquiry based learning.  It engages students in active and independent thinking when they come across things that stimulate their interest and curiosity.  Bringing students overseas also enables them to experience things they would not be able to see or do in their homeland and open up their thinking horizon to appreciate and understand the Science and beauty of different environments and nature.

Besides educational trips for students, we also organise learning journeys for teachers that are designed to help them “recharge” and generate new ideas for teaching.  Our educational trips are UNIQUE. We worked with academic subject experts to design well thought itineraries where participants not only enhance their Science knowledge through observations, experiments and activities, but also sightsee and explore the arts, geography, history, culture and tradition of that country.

Opportunities for students and teachers to visit or have exchanges with established schools in those countries can also be arranged.  To find out more, call us at 6282 8369/ 9187 2388

Our Educational Trips are proudly organised by Synergyst Expedition Pte Ltd, affiliated to Synergyst Pte Ltd.

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Looking for enrichment classes to be run in the school for your students? How about one that

• Uses Fun Maths to develop Student’s Creative Problem Solving Skills,
• Develops Student’s interest towards Mathematics
• Stimulates Creativity and intellectual Curiosity!

Our focus in this non-curriculum-based but pro-curriculum programme is to challenge students to think beyond what they learn in school. Approaches used here are well-received by many local teachers who found it extremely useful in developing their students’ interest in Maths and challenging the minds of the fast Maths learners. This programme also supports our Government’s initiative to develop enquiring minds of our students.

Call Synergyst at 6282 8369/ 9187 2399 to find out more.

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Dr Janchai's
Fun Science Theatre

Learning Science is fun and meaningful. To help your students appreciate how Science and technology impact our daily lives and environment, you need to constantly show them the connection of science education to the things around us. Our Science theatre aims to provide this link and help students to appreciate the learning of science.

Science Show for Primary School

Learning Science is fun and meaningful. To help your students appreciate how Science and technology impact our daily lives and environment, you need to constantly show them the connection of science education to the things around us. Our Science theatre aims to provide this link and help students to appreciate the learning of science. The session also aims to develop the attitudes necessary for scientific inquiry by showing them how science concepts have been employed in the making of commonly found things.

Schools can choose from the following interesting topics that can be customised to different academic levels.
Exploring Science Arround Us ♦ Discovering Energy
Around Us ♦ Fun with Air and Presure ♦
Fun Exploration of Forces ♦ Electricity and Magnetts

Dr Janchai’s Fun Science Theatre will be 1 ½ hours for Primary Schools and 2 hours for Secondary Schools. All science theatres will involve students with reasonable hands-on activities so schools do not need to worry that students will only be sitting down watching a show. All students will also get an interesting and customised activity booklet and a fun pack of materials!

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Science Enrichment Workshops for Upper Primary and above
(can be customised to different levels)

Let your students have a fun hands-on day with Dr Janchai exploring Science with activities and creating science toys and gadgets using simple daily or recycled items. The aim of these workshops is to enable students to exercise their scientific inquiry in discovering and experiencing science in their daily lives and the environment in a fun and creative way. Some topics teachers can consider are:

- Light & Vision
- Science of Sound
- Exploring Forces and Pressure
- Discovering Electrical Energy
- Heat and Temperature
- Exploring Microworld (e.g. cells) with pocket microscope

Call Synergyst at 6282 8369/ 9187 2388 to find out more.

Fun with Blogs, Podcasts and Social Networks!

Many students are into blogs and podcasts and many of them have even started their own social networks. But how many students know how to make use of Blogs, Podcasts or Social Networks for their learning or projects?

In this interesting and practical workshop, ICT expert and advisor, Mr Chris Smith, will bring students through a fun and interesting journey exploring Blogs, Podcasts or Social Networks for their projects and learning. Many will gather from Chris useful tools, links or resources to customise their Blogs, Podcasts or Social Networks.

This workshop can be conducted large scale as long as school can fulfil on providing one computer (with internet access) per team of students.

Format of workshop:
4-5 students will be put in a team where a customised project topic will be given. Each member of the team is assigned responsibilities and they will need to present their project at the end of the one-day workshop. Reasonable guidance will be given by Chris in providing students with tools and resources. Students not only achieve understanding in the subject matter through inquiry and search and are able to create their own Blogs, Podcasts or Social Networks, but being challenged on their skills in teamwork, time management, decision making, research, technical, writing and presentation.

Call Synergyst at 6282 8369/ 9187 2388 to find out more.