Our Philosophy

​Strategic Thrust 1 : Excellent Pedagogy

  1. Discrepant events to arouse curiosity
  2. Socratic questioning to develop critical thinking skills
  3. Analogies and Representations to relate concepts to things that are relevant to children
  4. Role play to make learning alive
  5. Experiential learning like model making
  6. Verbal Jigsaw (Concept Maps)
  7. Inquiry-based learning
Inquiry-based Learning

​Through The Dalton Experience®, learners will :
  1. enjoy learning through cooperative discoveries
  2. discover concepts through investigative activities
  3. be exposed to the different Scientific processes while going through the rigours of experimenting and discovering.
These activities are often contextualized as story role-plays so that learners understand the relevance of every investigative activity. Learners get to present their findings by going through the experimental procedures. Presentation skill is an important soft skill desired by future industries and helps boost one’s confidence.
In summary, learners discover data, interpret data and present data. The diagram below illustrates the cornerstone of the learning strategy.

Note : Concept Summary Worksheet to be incorporated at the end of every topic

Strategic Thrust 2 : Dalton Answering Strategies®

​Through Dalton’s Answering Strategies®, pupils are exposed to the written form of presenting and expressing their ideas and solutions. Here, learners will master the technique of answering Science open-ended questions strategically using Science Solutions Prompts®.  
Science Solutions Prompts® is a breakthrough method in which pupils practice scaffolding their answers mentally by analyzing their thought processes (metacognition).
This can be trained by highlighting certain visual clue words / phrases as well as using thought algorithms. 
  • Experimental Design – Writing Aim, Making conclusions, Controlling Variables (ensuring fair tests and explaining control set-ups).
 
  • SS Prompts : Science Solutions Prompts®
Helps students modify behavioural thinking when answering open-ended questions, complimented with The PSLE Answering Strategies Guide.
  • Modes of Assessment (Compare and Evaluate, Clarifying Misconceptions, Problem Solving and Application of Concepts)
  • Assessment for Learning – a mini-check test to provide feedback to teachers on the level of understanding after every topic.

What is the Dalton Experience®?

Introduction
Dalton was often content with rough and inaccurate instruments, though better ones were obtainable. Sir Humphry Davy described him as "a very coarse experimenter", who almost always found the results he required, trusting to his head rather than his hands. On the other hand, historians who have replicated some of his crucial experiments have confirmed Dalton's skill and precision.
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Preface
At Science Solutions Pte Ltd, learners cultivate the spirit of innovation and inquiry. The learner, like Dalton, investigates, experiments then confirms by presenting concepts. The critical thinking process adopted here is as important as the conclusion of a finding. The approach involves The Dalton Experience (Scientific Investigation Activities) and the Dalton Answering Strategies Worksheets. A cutting edge technique called Science Solutions Prompts® help learners answer PSLE style open-ended questions. This is built into 5 broad categories – Compare and Evaluate, Experimental Design, Problem Solving, Clarifying Misconceptions and Assessment of Learning.

The Dalton Experience®

Dalton the Experimenter
Atomic theory
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
The Dalton Experience and the Dalton Answering Strategies works hand in hand as shown in the flow chart below.