Science
OP13 Imperfect Tinkering
Date: 10 April 2026
Time: 1345-1600
Venue: Makerspace, Level 2, Rosyth School
Teacher: Ms Tan Jing Yan, Julienne (Rosyth School)
With increased access to MakerSpace in schools, there is value in tapping MakerSpace and MakerEd to support Tinkering integrated with Inquiry. This could enhance the prototype produced after iterations and investigations or improve the fidelity in concretising ideas for investigations. This learning journey to Rosyth School gives a glimpse of how MakerEd is infused into a curriculum lesson through Tinkering. Mobile MakerCarts temporarily transform a classroom into a Makerspace, where students are encouraged to Tinker and, through the use of an experimental setup carry out an investigation using their prototype.
Following a short in-class observation, participants will discuss how takeaways from observing the lesson may be applied to
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extensions of investigations
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integrating Tinkering in investigations of a phenomenon or solution to a problem.
Ms Julienne Tan is a science teacher in Rosyth School where she also serves as Innovation and Data Analytics SH (Covering) and the Makerspace Coordinator. She has been teaching both mainstream and GE students for several years.
She holds a Joint Master of Science in Science Communication (NUS-ANU).
During her free time, she volunteers as a docent with the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum where she educates the public about our regional biodiversity.