Moe learning log 3

Name: Moe
Class: S1-01
Index number:16


Source: Hyper

What I did: I read up on the recent news about the recent game.

What I learnt: The new game ,Pokemon Go caused accidents, new ways for robbers to wait at certain places for unsuspecting Pokemon Go players. A teenage girl also found a dead body while playing the hugely popular game.

Summary: The new game caused many accidents

Jeffrey's Independent Learning Log 5

Name: Jeffrey Lim
Class: S1-01
Index Number: 12

Source: http://science.howstuffworks.com/explosion-land-water1.htm

Week 3
Date: 12/6/16

What I did:
I searched up on what would happen if a grenade exploded underwater.

What I learned:
A grenade exploding underwater is far more dangerous than a grenade exploding on land.

Summary:
A grenade exploding underwater is far more dangerous as water is incompressible, so in an underwater explosion, it does the water does not absorb the pressure like air does, but moves with it. When the pressure wave hits your skin, it would hit the air-filled pockets of your body and instantly compressing the gases there, and probably resulting in ruptured lungs, blocked blood vessels and torn internal tissues.

Sian yin's learning log 5

Tan Sian Yin

Index 05

Class S1-01

T3W3

12p.m- 1p.m

Source:http://www.straitstimes.com

What I did: 

I went to read up some articles when I found an article about An analysis of radar images that peered inside the polar ice caps of Mars shows that Earth's neighbour is coming out of an ice age that is part of an ongoing cycle of climate change

What I learned: 

I learnt that there might me a sign of life on mars because there is water which is in the form of ice.

Summary:

Unlike Earth, ice ages on Mars occur when its poles are warmer than average and frozen water is more stable at lower latitudes. Transitions between lengthy climate phases can leave telltale features in the ice, the research showed.

Sian Yin's indépendant log 4

Tan Sian Yin

Index 05

Class S1-01

T3W3

10am- 11.15am

Source:http://www.straitstimes.com

What I did: 

I went to read up some articles when I found an article about a superbug that resists all know medications. The case involved a 49-year-old woman in Pennsylvania whose urinary tract infection tested positive for a strain of E. coli that is resistant to the antibiotic of last resort for such infections, known as colistin.

What I learned: 

I learnt that there are many thing that happen around us but we do not know because we do not usually read up on articles and newspapers. We end up living like a frog in a well, only looking up at what we can see in front of us but oblivious to what is happening outside of places that we can see.

Summary:

A superbug resistant to all known medications has been found in the United States for the first time, raising new concern about the dwindling effectiveness of antibiotics

Sian Yin's Independant log 3

T3W3 26/1/15 6.47 p.m.

Sources: www.blogger.com

What I did:

I wanted to improve my writing by practicing, so I started to write weekly blogs. I also started to write compositions.

What I learned:

1. I improved on my vocabulary

2. I learnt that to write means that we have to think about our content. Since I started picking up book writing also, I started to be more creative and created my own stories.

3. I brushed up on my grammar and started being more conscious of my language use.

4. I realised that writing was fun

Summary:

Writing is a great and fun way to improve on my English skills. We get to

Moe Independent learning log 2

Name: Moe
Class: S1-01
Reg no.: 16

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/smrt-cabby-returns-laptop-bag-containing-235500-in-cash-to-drunk-thai-passenger?link_time=1468222253

What I did: I read about the honest taxi driver.

What I learned:

Mr Khammat claimed he had been drinking with some of his business partners at Clarke Quay and was headed back to Marina Bay Sands, where had been staying.
But upon alighting from the taxi, he realised that he had left behind his laptop bag, which contained the cash. To his immense relief, Mr Khammat said he was greeted by the sight of a panting Mr Lee in the lift lobby at about 5am. Mr Lee shared that he had stopped at a petrol kiosk after dropping off Mr Khammat when he discovered the bag, and was shocked to discover the large amount of cash inside.While Mr Khammat said the cabby had not requested any reward, he decided to give Mr Lee $1,000 out of sheer appreciation for his unselfish act.Mr Khammat also learnt that Mr Lee was declared bankrupt in 2014 and had only just recently become a taxi driver.

Summary: Because of Mr Lee's honesty, everything was solved and everyone benifitted from it.

independent learning log 1

Name: Moe
Class: S1-01
Index number:16


Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/4-bangladeshi-workers-jailed-24-60-months-for-financing-terrorism

What I did: I read up on the recent news about the uprising of terrorism and found this article.

What I learnt: Four Bangladeshi workers were arrested as they were funding terrorism. It seemed that they were trying to fund ISIS. The were also trying to start a cause of terrorism in Bangladesh called ISB.

Summary: The 4 Bangladeshi workers whom were arrested were funding terrorism and ISIS. Their goal was to set up an Islamic State in Bangladesh for terrorism.

Daniel Quay Independent learning log 3

Learning log 3
Name: Daniel
Class: S1-01
Index number:19

Week:3
Date:12 June 2016

Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/obesity-also-rising-in-singapore

What I did: I heard that obesity was rising in Singapore and found an article about it.

What I learnt: More people in Singapore are getting obese.
Getting obese increases the chances of getting chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Asians are more likely to get chronic diseases at a lower BMI compared to others.

Summary: Obesity is a problem worldwide and in Singapore.More people in Singapore have been getting obese.In 2010, 11 per cent of Singaporean adults aged between 18 and 69 were obese, up from 7 percent in 2004.The main causes of obesity are technology and cheap food, which makes people more inactive, burning lesser calories than the calories taken in will cause obesity.

Daniel Quay Independent learning log 2

Learning log 2
Name: Daniel
Class: S1-01
Index number:19

Week:3
Date:12 June 2016

Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/tech/one-wrong-click-and-hacker-is-in

What I did: I wanted to find out about hacking as many people use the web, so I went to search about it on the straits times.

What I learnt: It is very easy to let a hacker hack a whole network.
There are many ways to defend your own devices from hackers like a firewall.
A firewall prevents unauthorised access to a network that may contain malware.
Another way is "sandboxing" which allows programmes from unknown websites restricted access on the computer but will the programme will be blocked if it is known to be hostile.
Another way is to use antibot technologies, which examines the actions of possible malware.

Summary: Hackers now have more ways than before to prevent malware from being detected, such as disguising their harmful programs as a friendly one, programming their malware to stop finding information when an antivirus programme is scanning the device.No approach is foolproof.We have to keep updating our anti-malware systems.

Daniel Quay Independent learning log 5

Learning log 5
Name: Daniel
Class: S1-01
Index number:19

Week:3
Date:12 June 2016

Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/global-life-expectancy-rises-study-finds

What I did: I was curious about finding out how long people lived and searched about it.

What I learnt: The global life expectancy has increased, but many are living being sick for a longer time.General health has improved worldwide, mostly due to progress against infectious diseases.Japan had the highest life expectancy at 73.4 years, and Lesotho had the lowest life expectancy at 42 years.

Summary: Some countries life expectancies declined, and some increased, but overall, the average life expectancy increased.The study found many stark differences between countries which have the highest and lowest life expectancies respectively.Singapore, Andorra, Iceland, Cyprus, Israel, France, Italy, South Korea and Canada are some countries, after Japan, where people can expect to live longer, healthier lives.

Daniel Quay Independent learning log 4

Learning log 4
Name: Daniel
Class: S1-01
Index number:19

Week:3
Date:12 June 2016

Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/global-temperature-record-smashed-in-april-again

What I did: The weather was feeling very warm, and I decided to find out about global warming.

What I learnt: Temperatures on Earth are rising.The global heat wave is strengthened by a usually strong El Niño phenomenon, which released hot water across the Pacific ocean and had been accused of droughts in Africa.

Summary: Global warming will not stop soon, and April 2016 was the hottest month globally. The global temperature of land and sea was 1.11 deg C warmer in April than the average temperature for the month during the 1951-1980 period based on the report.Carbon dioxide levels have reached 400 parts in a million at Cape Grim.171 nations have committed to try to keep global warming at 2 degrees Celsius.

Daniel Quay Independent learning log 1

Learning log 1
Name: Daniel
Class: S1-01
Index number:19

Week:3
Date:12 June 2016

Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/isis-sanctioned-organ-harvesting-in-document-taken-in-us-raid

What I did: I was curious about what was going on in the middle-east as it is very chaotic in the middle east, so I went to search about what was happening there.

What I learnt:
I learnt new words like,
sanctioned-given approval
permissible-allowed
authenticity- the quality of how original the object is
undisclosed-not revealed

Summary: During a raid in eastern Syria, US forces found a document that said ISIS, a terrorist group, allows people in their territory to take organs from an apostate even if they are alive to be transplanted to a Muslim's body to save the Muslim even if the donor would die.Therefore, there are speculations that ISIS does organ harvesting and trafficking to make a profit.