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Question and answerING technique for science (section b)
SPSQUESTION KEYSTEPSANSWER KEY
C1: State one reason (inference) based on...
Model
Stability
P
Fall
Q
Still stand
.
Study the information given. And think why it happened. Why
model Q still stand?
Think of the science concept you have learnt? eg: stability
Look for information given in the question:
Model Q still stand and model P fall. Why?Answer:
Q is more stable than P
C3: State one observation to support your reason (inference) in
.Model
Stability
P
Fall
Q
Still stand
Refer to your reason given.
Look for something different in the information given.
Write about something you can see in the information
given.
Answer:
Q has bigger base area
orQ still stand
C10: State one information gathered in this investigation
In the investigation
State:
C11: what is changed
C12: what is measured
C13: what is kept the
same
Model
Stability
P
Fall
Q
Still stand
What is changed: Base area of the model
What is measured: Stability of model
What kept the same: Force / height of the model
Answer:
WC: Base area of the model
WM: Stability of model
WS: Force / height of the
Model
______ of______
______ to ______
SPSQUESTION KEYSTEPSANSWER KEY
C14: What is the relationship between
what is changed and what is measured?
Look for what to change and what to measure in the statement
given
Relate between what is changed and what is measuredModel
Stability
P
Fall
Q
Still stand
What is changed: base area of the model What is measured:
stability of the model
As the______ ______, the
WC trend
___________ __________
WM trend
Answer:
As the base area of the model increase, the stability of the
model increase
Answer:
As the mass of the load increase, the length of the spring
increase
C9: What conclusion can be made from this investigation?It
relates between what is changed and what is measured.
1.
Model
Stability
P
Fall
Q
Still stand
What conclusion can be made from this
investigation?
2.
Surrounding
Temperature
20
25
30
35
40
45
Number of apple produced
20
30
40
40
30
20
What conclusion can be made based on this
investigation?As the______ ______, the
WC trend
___________ __________
WM trend
Answer:
As the base area of the model increase, the stability of the
model increase
Answer:
The most number of apple is produced when the temperature are
between 30-40 compare to other temperature.
SPSQUESTION KEYSTEPANSWER KEY
C4: Predict what will happen to.after.
C5: Predict what is the water temperature at the 6th minute?Make
sure the answer ask to predict the previous or future results.
Look at the pattern.
Extrapolating dataFrom the pattern, predict your answer.
Time (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
40
50
70
{ 70-50=20 202=10 50+10=60} Answer:
Predict the situation
Will grow healthy
extinct Answer
60 oC
C7: State the changes in trend/ patternObserve the trend/
pattern arrangement
Identify the differencesTime (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
40
50
60
70
From small getting bigger or largerTime (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
90
80
70
50
From bigger/larger getting smallerTime (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
50
50
50
50
Answer:
IncreasingDecreasingunchanged
C6: What is the purpose of carrying out this activity?
Look for what to change in the diagram
Look for what to measure in the diagram
Relate your answer
What is changed: Base area of the modelWhat is measured:
Stability of object
To investigate the relationship
between ______ and______
WC WM
Answer:
To investigate the relationship between the base area of the
model and stability of object
PRACTICE:
1. Diagram 1 shows two plants in an investigation. Both plants
are watered with
the same amount of water everyday.
R S
Diagram 1
The result of the investigation:
PlantCondition of plants after a month
RDied
SGrow healthy
a) Give one reason (inference) based on this information
..
b) State one observation on the condition of plant R to support
the answer in
1(a)
.
c) State two information gathered in this investigation.
.
.
2. An agriculture officer investigated the water melons from
estate X and Y planted at the same time. One watermelon was taken
as a sample from
each estate.
a) Give one reason (inference) about the different between the
two water melons.
b) Write one observation to support your inference in (2a)
3. Three sponges of different sizes are soaked in three
containers with the
same amount of water. The sponges are removed and the amount of
water
left is measured. P Q R
The results are recorded in the table below
SpongeAmount of water left (ml)
P400
Q350
R300
a)What is the purpose (aim) of the investigation?
...
b) State
i) What is changed (manipulated variable)
ii) What is measured (responding variable).
iii) What is kept the same (constant variable)
c)What is the trend of change in the volume of water left?
.
d)State the relationship between the size of the sponge and the
volume of water absorb.
..4. Diagram 2 is a bar chart to show the water temperature when
it is heated
Temperature (OC)
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0 2 4 6 8
Diagram 2
a. State two information gathered from this investigation
.
.
b Predict the water temperature at the 12th minute
.
c. What conclusion can be made from this investigation?
.
5. Syamsul carries out an investigation to study the ability of
different objects
obsorbing water.
He puts the objects in four beakers.
Each beakers is the same size and contain the same volume of
water.
He records the time taken by the objects to absorb water.
These are Syamsuls results:
Type of object
Tissue paperCottonHand towelSponge
Time taken to absord/second
5152340
Table 2
(a) State:
(i) what is changed (manipulated variable):.
(ii) what is observed (responding variable):
(iii) what is kept the same (constant variable):.
(b) What conclusion can be made from this investigation?
Ettin Lambat
INFERENCE
OBSERVATION
CONTROLLING VARIABLES
HYPOTHESIS
The mass of the load effect the length of the spring
CONCLUSION
PREDICTING
TREND / PATTERN
AIM / PURPOSE
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Water melon from estate X
Water melon from estate Y
500 ml
water
500 ml
water
Time (minutes)
Sponge
Hand towel
Cotton
Tissue paper
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