Sec 2 Science

Date: 2/05/09

Day: Saturday, 9am to 12noon

Students present: Thin Nwe, Koye, Myint Myat

Students absent:NA

Teacher (main and assistants): Benjamin

Subject:Science

Topic: Digestion

Teaching process

Concepts taught:

Importance of enzymes and the factors affecting its performance.

Why there is a need for digestion?

The 3 main classes of food - carbo, proteins, fats - highlighted the different classes and their molecular structures in relationship to their functions with special focus on proteins and enzymes

Digestive track - mouth, gullet, stomach, small intestine, large intestine - highlighted the functions of specific enzymes and working conditions in each stage of digestion. Common knowledge in real-life situations in relationships to the digestion stages.

Example questions gone through: Real-life thinking questions in relationship to concepts taught in their syllabus to enhance their understanding of the chapter instead of remember the facts.

Practice questions given: whole chapter in their assessment book

Post-teaching

the students are fine. koye demonstrated good knowledge of the concepts. Thin nwe and myint myat needs to improve further and study more.

Improvement points of students: myint myat to work on this chapter more.

Homework given (including due date): assessment book revision ex 24. due in the afternoon.

IMPORTANT NOTES: SEC 2 SCIENCE EXAM IS ON TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009. I WILL BE REVISING THE OTHER BIO CHAPS NAMING: ECOSYSTEM, REPRODUCTION, DIFFUSION,TRANSPORTATION, CELLS - TOGETHER WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT BOOK. TUITION WILL BE ON LATER PART OF SAT, SUN AND MONDAY.

LASTLY WILL REVISE ATOMS, MOLECULES IN PREPARATIONS FOR THEIR MID YEAR PAPER