How Malaysian teachers use social media to capture students' attention


WHAT happens when you add salt to ice?

It was a question posed by Science teacher Norhailmi Abdul Mutalib to his students at SMK Jerlun in Alor Setar, Kedah. He could have easily made his students search for the answer in their textbooks (spoiler alert: the freezing point decreases).

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