New Pro-family measures 2015

New measures to help to encourage a higher birth rate in Singapore. Do you think it will help?
Read more about it on http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/s-2-000-increase-in-baby/2074502.html. Watch the video on the link.

Housing and Healthcare

A home for every Singaporean
More affordable flats and shorter waiting times: There is now more help for Singaporeans to own their own homes.
https://youtu.be/-Aggyuh2D8k

 Peace of mind for healthcare

With more help for medical bills, wider healthcare coverage, and more healthcare facilities, all Singaporeans can now have greater peace of mind when it comes to their healthcare needs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tw8YA7JD5Y

Challenges of an ageing population

Read the article on http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/productivity-growth/1950610.html and find out the challenges of an ageing population for Singapore. The impacts of an ageing population on the economy and defence as well as what we can do to deal with the challenges.

Population growth rate of Singapore from 2005 to 2014

Increasing number of Singaporeans aged 65 and older

Population pyramid of Singapore in 2014

Projected population of Singapore in 2050

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/productivity-growth/1950610.html

Technology important in helping SME

Refer to the news on how technology can help SME stay competitive in facing the challenge of globalization.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/technology-important-in/1876108.html

Images and meanings in political cartoon

understand the meaning of images used in political cartoons.

Flash cards - start by looking at the images and their meaning Scatter Game

Singapore's Total Fertility Rate up from 1.2 to 1.29

Why was the Marriage and Parenthood package introduced?
Do you think it was effective?
What will be the impacts of declining fertility rate?

Studying sources - things to note

Some of you have been asking about SBQ - something which you might want to look out for.

Will North Korea's decision to restart nuclear reactor creates new tension?

The conflict between North and South Korea - difference in political ideologies?

SME

How can encouraging the growth of SME help to sustain Singapore's Economic Growth? 

Population White Paper

Understanding more about the population white paper  - our problems and limitations in population issues - using the snake and ladder game. The original version was published in the Chinese section of Mypaper on 8 Feb 2013 - http://epaper.mypaper.sg/emnd/fvxcn/fvxp/fvxpress.php?param=2013-02-08

Do you agree with what renowned population expert Professor Wolfgang Lutz thinks about our fertility rate, and how a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 might not be ideal? Will our current fertility rate of 1.3 be sustainable?

Watch the related videos on http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9dtqGE5gohO_3laQpC9fPCJxx-2VQeZj

Conflict in Syria

Lara Setrakian, co-founder and managing editor of Syria Deeply, used Prezi’s new audio feature to create an immersive prezi about the Syria Crisis.

ASEAN on South China Sea

Do you think ASEAN would be effective in resolving the territorial disputes in South China Sea?

Game on Governance and Citizenship

Demgames is used by local government in the United Kingdom to teach its younger citizens how governance and Citizenship works. Click here to play the game.

revision

Link provided by students for revision:
https://sites.google.com/site/urbangeekclassroomsg/social-studies#TOC-Understanding-Goveranance

Singapore population policy

Ch 2 Governance: Population Policy from ang_mei_feng_karen