PSLE Maths: how to solve 3 units = 2 units + 6

Secondary school students solve 3x = 2x + 6 in one line. Primary school students are not allowed letters — so what do they do? They draw it. One long equal line. Three units as a bar on top. Two units and the 6 as a bar underneath, matching the length. The moment the picture […]

PSLE is over. So we took the team out on a yacht

PSLE is done, so the LevelUp team took a day out on the water: sailing, a barbecue on deck, and a birthday cake at night for Kydon and Cass. Thank you, parents, for trusting us with your children this year. Book a trial class, or WhatsApp us at 9826 4717.

PSLE Science: anther or stigma?? kids mix these up

The anther makes the pollen and sits on top of the filament. The stigma receives the pollen; it is sticky and sits on top of the style. Easy way to remember: anther gives, stigma gets. Book a trial class or WhatsApp us at 9826 4717.

How to minus fractions: Make the Same

How to subtract fractions with different denominators, the way we teach it at LevelUp. 3/4 − 1/2: quarters and halves are different-sized pieces, so first we Make the Same. Make 4 and 2 the same: 2 already fits into 4, so only the 2 needs to change (2 × 2 = 4). Whatever you do […]

PSLE Maths: the hardest ratio question primary school gives you

Chocolate and mint sweets are in the ratio 5:3. Fifteen chocolates are eaten, nine mint sweets are added, and the ratio becomes 2:3. Find the number of sweets at the start. This is the shape of question that used to be worth five marks, and in Kydon’s words it is as hard as primary school […]

PSLE Science: which part of the flower becomes the FRUIT??

After fertilisation, the ovary becomes the fruit and the ovules become the seeds. Filmed on a cotton plant: the green ball is the fruit, and when it is ripe it splits open to show the seeds wrapped in cotton. Ovule becomes seed. Ovary becomes fruit. Book a trial class or WhatsApp us at 9826 4717.