Short Project Report

Tg Leman Astronomy-Science Field Trip

From 1st to 4th of June 2016, 27 students and 3 teachers from SST embarked on an inter-discplinary field trip to Tg Leman, Johore, Malaysia. During the trip, students went through the following learning experiences:
      Visits to the modern farming methods at the villages of Tg Leman
      Site visit for data collection of water and soil samples
      Scientific Investigation and Urban Planning activities

This trip is sponsored by the Coyote Fund of the Ministry of Education under the title “The SST Outdoor Classroom Project”. This field trip aims to
      To provide a platform for the conduct of problem-based Learning.
      To implement the SST curriculum organisers of Applied Learning, 21st Century Competencies and disposition, Information and Communication Technology, Inter-disciplinary Research, and Innovation & Enterprise.

The key idea of the project is a scientific investigation followed by a design task, supported by the use of Information and Communication tools. 

In this setting, a group of 25 students participated in an environmental science field study to experience knowledge generation, knowledge integration and decision-making process. They carried out their research in groups of five independent of the other groups. The remaining 2 students are involved in an action research on the project to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme.

In phase 1, students will work on five research topics to understand the characteristics in the Tg Leman area.

In phase 2, they are re-organised into task force groups to plan for the development of the area. The five new groups are assigned different design tasks: Fishing Hub, Agircultural Hub, Education Hub, Petroleum Hub and Tourist Hub. 



The ICT equipment used are portable technologies that can be easily packed into a suitcase. Within the contraints of the budget, a portable public address system, a projector, an Apple TV and an Apple Airport Time Machine are used to create an internal network for the sharing of files and the projection of voice and information.




Throughout the project, students experienced the creation of knowledge, development of integrated knowledge, the challenges of knowledge sharing and communication during their collaboration. This project allowed students to learn through a collaborative problem-solving process, including the interdependence of knowledge and the development of mutual relationships such as respect and care for others’ knowledge and learning.

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