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Providing the power to make a difference
National Weather Study Project Competition 2007
Kwong Kok Chan, GM, Senoko PowerMs Angie Ng,
Mgr, Acez Instruments Dr Jiang Fan, Lecturer,
Singapore Polytechnic Wednesday 28th February
20072.30pm 5.30pmLecture Theatre
LT12ASingapore Polytechnic
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Todays Agenda
2.00pm Registration 2.30pm Progress video of NWSP
2007 2.40pm Project roadmap participation 2.45pm
Assessment process judging criteria 2.55pm Reco
gnition awards 3.05pm Report submission 3.10pm Q
A 3.20pm Tea break 3.45pm Training on use of
mini-weather station 5.00pm Renewable
energy 5.30pm End of programme
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Progress Video of NWSP 2007
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NWSP 2007 Project Roadmap
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Teachers Feedback Sessions in July 2006

• NWSP to be held once every 2 years
• More awards and recognition
• Video focus on students, not principals and
  teachers
• Island-wide weather data access through Central
  Data Depository (CDD) system

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Advisory Committee Meeting
Todays Briefing
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Briefing to Preliminary Assessment Judges
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Good Friday
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Briefing Session for Final Assessment Judges
Submission of Finalists Report
Final Assessment Date
Award Presentation
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Feedback Session with Participants and Partners
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Map of participating schools
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Status of School Participation Rate of
Participation

• Overall, participating schools increased by 17
  from 2006
• NWSP 2007 has successfully attracted two thirds
  (2/3) of the total number of schools in Singapore.

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Intensity of School Participation

• Increase in participation at Primary/Secondary
  School divisions (due to integration of NWSP by
  teachers into school subjects curriculum?).
• Drop in participation at JC division attributed
  to more focus on quality than quantity.

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Project Category
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Distribution of All Schools according to Project
Categories
Legend AGlobal Warming BEnergy
Water CCommunity DEnvironment
ESchool/Student Life
FEconomy GFlora
HFauna IClimate
JOther
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Distribution of Primary Schools according to
Project Categories
Legend AGlobal Warming BEnergy
Water CCommunity DEnvironment
ESchool/Student Life
FEconomy GFlora
HFauna IClimate
JOther
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Distribution of Secondary Schools according to
Project Categories
Legend AGlobal Warming BEnergy
Water CCommunity DEnvironment
ESchool/Student Life
FEconomy GFlora
HFauna IClimate
JOther
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Competition Assessment Process
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Flowchart of the Assessment Process (1 of 2)
Primary School Nominated Finalist Teams
Junior College Nominated Finalist Teams
Secondary School Nominated Finalist Teams
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Flowchart of the Assessment Process (2 of 2)
Commendation awards To Non-Finalist Teams
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Competition Judging Criteria
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Preliminary Assessment Judging Criteria
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Preliminary Assessment Judging Criteria
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Preliminary Assessment Judging Criteria
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Preliminary Assessment

• Schedule 4-20 April 2007 _at_ Respective Schools
• Score Sheets Preliminary Assessment Judges will
  use assess each team based on the approved
  judging criteria
• Classification of project teams
• Nominated Finalists group. The team projects in
  this group are the best among the set of projects
  evaluated. The quality of the projects are of an
  excellent standard. Every (49) nominated
  finalists will receive a cash prize.
• Non-nominated Finalists group. The team projects
  in this group displayed good to satisfactory
  performance but do not qualify for the final
  assessment.

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2. Judging Criteria Final Assessment - Guidelines

• Finalist Written Reports Wednesday 9 May 2007
• to be forwarded in advance to the Final
  Assessment Judging Panel.
• Schedule and Venue Tuesday 15 May 2007,
  Singapore Power Auditorium
• To be conducted in three divisions Primary and
  Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges
• 15-20 minutes for each finalist team
  presentation.
• 10 minutes of QA per finalist team by the
  judging panel.

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Recognition Rewards
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Award Packages

• Prizes will be awarded to each division
• Primary School Division
• Secondary School Division
• Junior College Division
• Special awards to non finalists (nominated
  finalist by each PAT)
• Special recognition to teams that do not become
  nominated finalists

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Award Sharing

• Cash award will be handed over after the prize
  presentation ceremony in a single lump sump
  cheque to the winning school.
• When cash award is 1,000 or more, the school and
  the winning team is recommended to co-share
  5050.
• Prize money received by school is recommended to
  be used for environmental or community-based
  school projects.
• The winning school will keep the shieldThe
  winning team members will get mementos and
  certificates.

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Primary School Division Award Packages
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Secondary School Division Award Packages
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Awards for Nominated Finalists

• Anticipated no. of teams to receive cash awards
  in 2007
• Primary School 18
• Secondary Sch. 27
• Junior Colleges 4
• Total 49 (vs. 13 prizes in 2006)

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Recognition for Non-nominated Finalists

• Every participating school will receive a memento
• Each participating team member will receive a
  Certificate of Participation

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Winners Overseas Showcase
University of Queensland, Brisbane,
Australia July 2006
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Winners Overseas Showcase

• Likely date 2nd-3rd week of July 2007, dictated
  by JC mid-year exam
• Duration 1 week
• Locations for consideration
• Europe Switzerland, Germany, UK, other countries
• Australia
• Asia Japan, Hong Kong, Korea
• Overseas showcase at
• Exhibition conferences workshops
• Local agencies schools
• Corporate offices of supporting business partners

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Next Step
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Getting onto the projects

• Choose a topic that is relevant to weather
  change. Identify the project categories.
• Collect data
• Data from mini-weather station, exchange data
  with other schools, attempt NEA meteorological
  services and search international websites
• Write to agencies and companies for interview
  information
• Survey, involves as many as possible school
  mates, parents, industry professionals
• Conduct simple experiments
• Video, pictures, drawing, exhibit
• Be focus
• Collective effort, each with specific task
• Regular meeting, say once a week
• Time management
• Relate findings to a bigger picture.
• How it can apply to Spore
• How it relates to global climate change

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Getting onto the projects

• Go on the roadshow to share your findings
• School events
• Public events (World Meteorological Day, Earth
  Day, Clean Green Week)
• Report writing
• Official report cannot be in power point or excel
  spreadsheet.
• Softcopy report by email must be submitted by 31
  March 2007 to qualify for 5 marks
  automatically. Do not exceed 2Mb otherwise report
  may not be receivable by assessment judges. More
  detailed report can be given to the judges on the
  day of school visit. Send e-report to
• Ms Janet Chia at janetchia_at_senokopower.com.sg
• Ms Hafizah at hafizah_at_senokopower.com.sg
• Identify yourself in the email header Your
  school name, your project title, your team name
  (if any)
• e.g. NWSP Competition 2007 Secondary School
  Division, Anderson Secondary School, Project
  Dengue global warming by Team Mozzies
  busters
• Report format
• Font type Arial, size 11
• Max no. of words 5k (excluding appendices)
• Appendices Tables, pictures, video, journal
  entry, interview script/reply other
  information.
• Start report writing early as project goes

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Preparation for preliminary assessment in April
2007

• Take note of the date and time of judges visit.
  Judges will drop in at school admin office
  regardless the project is ON or OFF.
• Prepare 5 sets of hardcopy final reports
  (complete with appendices, drawings, pictures,
  etc) for the three judges, one moderator and one
  coordinator.
• Give to the NWSP Coordinator, a CD containing the
  final report, ppt presentation and team
  photograph.
• Presentation is very important. It will decide
  whether your team is the best team of the day.
  Nominated finalist will receive cash price and
  will be eligible for the selection of final
  competition.
• Coordinator will insist taking a group photo of
  the team, together with the judges and the
  teacher-mentor(s).

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Recommended Websites

• NWSP Competition Project Info
• http//www.nwsp.com.sg
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• http//www.ipcc.ch
• European Spatial Planning Adapting to Climate
  Events
• http//www.espace-project.org/
• Global Change and Research for secondary schools
• http//www.carboschools.org
• Synchronise mini-weather station to world time
• http//www.greenwichmeantime.com

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Recommended Websites

• Environmental Science Published for Everybody
  Round the Earth
• www.espere.net
• offers a large climate encyclopaedia with
  background information and worksheets valuable
  for all sort of science classes and geography.
• www.atmosphere.mpg.de/enid/ACCENTen
• is a monthly multilingual school magazine
  providing topical information on diverse issues.
• www.educapoles.org
• offers nice material on the polar regions also
  for smaller kids, developed by the International
  Polar Foundation.
• www.globe-europe.org/eLSEE/index.html
• provides e-Learning material on the environment
  developed by GLOBE teachers from many countries.

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Dengue Fever Cluster Study
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Dengue Fever Cluster Study

• Study of weather data in dengue clusters
• Schools are encouraged to be pilot schools to
  send weather data to EHI.
• Study the correlation between climate and dengue
  fever in Singapore.
• Study the effect of climate change has on dengue
  incidences and mosquito breeding in Singapore.
• Weather data temperature, atmospheric pressure,
  rainfall, relative humidity, wind speed, wind
  direction, solar intensity.
• Development of a Central Data Depository
  prototype can greatly facilitate the Dengue Fever
  Cluster study.

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Central Data Depository Pilot System

• Search going on for schools having
• PC or laptop in a fixed location, convenient for
  the users to retrieve weather data,
• PC or laptop connected to www, or
• PC or laptop connected to www mini-weather
  station
• The project team on CDD would like to invite
  schools that fulfil any of the above these
  requirements to participate in the pilot scheme
  with NTU and possibly showcase to the
  Guest-Of-Honour in May 2007 NWSP Award Ceremony.
  Volunteer now!

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Questions and Answers