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A shadow is made when an object blocks light. The shadow appears the side of the object furthest from the light source. The object must be opaque or translucent to make a shadow. A transparent object will not make any shadow, as light will pass straight through it. Opaque object make dark shadows. Translucent objects make faint shadows.

Transparent materials let light pass through them in straight lines, so that you can see clearly through them. Glass is an example of a transparent material.

Translucent materials let some light through, but they scatter the light in all directions, so that you cannot see clearly through them. Tissue paper is an example of a translucent material.

Opaque materials do not let any light pass through them. They block the light. Iron stick is an example of an opaque material.

If an object is moved closer to the light source, the shadow gets bigger.

If an object is moved further away from the light source, the shadow gets smaller.

•  In the morning, the length of the shadow is longer than the actual object and points to the west.
•  As the Sun rises until midday, the shadow becomes shorter.
•  When the Sun sets, the length of the shadow gets longer.
•  In the afternoon, the length of the shadow is longer to the east.

Question words are used to ask about specific qualities, times, places, people, etc. They are different from yes / no questions (Do you live in France?). We often refer to them as WH words because they include the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW).

This mindmap provides question words, the use and example sentences. Study the question words, understand the uses and then look at the examples. Try to think of a few examples of your own.

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以下是勤奋上进的成语 2（UPSR 必修的一部分）的思维导图。

（可点击图片下载PDF文件）

成语是我们长期以来惯用的短句，它的形式简洁而意思精辟。无论是在考试或未来的日子，成语是必修科。如果可以从小开始掌握成语，在华语的掌握会有很大的帮助，尤其是在写作方面，可以让文章更显得有声有色。

在 2008 年的 UPSR 考卷里，就出现了 6 题的跟成语有关的问题。我们要学的成语实在是多不胜数，以下是勤奋上进的成语（UPSR 必修的一部分）的思维导图。

As promised, here is the UPSR-TODAY Mindmap for the Math subjects, both in English and Chinese language.

Click the following thumb nails links to view the full maps in PDF file. The better way is to save the PDF files first (right-click the thumbnails and select "Save Target As" in Internet Explorere, or "Save Link As" in Firefox) before viewing them with Acrobat Reader.

Mind Map for UPSR Math (English version) (40kb)

Mind Map for UPSR Math (Chinese version) (70kb)

Again, comments, critiques are welcomed.

As promised, here is the UPSR-TODAY Mindmap for the Science subject, both in English and Chinese language.

Click the following thumb nails links to view the full maps in PDF file. The better way is to save the PDF files first (right-click the thumbnails and select "Save Target As" in Internet Explorere, or "Save Link As" in Firefox) before viewing them with Acrobat Reader.

Mind Map for UPSR Science (English version) (850kb) 

Mind Map for UPSR Science (Chinese version) (2MB)

Again, comments, critiques are welcomed.

Ok, ok. We know that you are busy. We know that most of you - the parents - do not have time to understand what your children are studying these days. We also know that what you have studied some 20 years ago is no longer relevant to guide your children. So we have prepared a high-level, one-glance, one-page note for you for all UPSR subjects - in the form of Mind Map. This is of course won't give you the full details, but after looking at these mind maps, you will know the scope of the UPSR subjects and understand what are expected from your children, thus appreciate the hardship they are going through and spend more time with them during the coming 50 days or so, before the big days!

In this release, we are going to give you the langugage subjects: Bahasa, English and Chinese. The math and science will follow suit by next week. 

Click the following thumb nails links to view the full maps in PDF file. The better way is to save the PDF files first (right-click the thumbnails and select "Save Target As" in Internet Explorere, or "Save Link As" in Firefox) before viewing them with Acrobat Reader.

Mind Map for UPSR Bahasa Malaysia (113kb)

Mind Map for UPSR English (2Mb)

Mind Map for UPSR Chinese (285kb) - You will need to have Chinese Font installed in your computer to view it.

Comments, corrections, and contributions are most welcomed.