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QUESTION AND ANSWERING TECHNIQUE FOR SCIENCE (SECTION B)

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QUESTION KEY
C1: State one reason (inference) based on... C14: What is the relationship between what is changed and what is measured?

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ANSWER KEY

QUESTION KEY

HYPOTHESIS INFERENCE

Look for information given in the question: STEPS KEY Model ANSWER Q still stand and model Look for what to change and what to measure in P fall. Why? the statement given As the______ ______, the Answer: Relate between what to change and what to WC trend measure ___________ __________ . Q is more stable than P WM trend Model Stability P Fall Q Still stand 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 Write about something you can see in the information given. Answer:

The mass of the load effect the length of the spring

Study the information given. And think why it happened. Why model Q still stand? Model Stability Think of the science concept you have learnt? P Fall eg: stability Q Still stand What is change: base area of the model What is measured: stability of the model

C3: State one observation to support your reason (inference) in .

OBSERVATION CONCLUSION

C9: What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

It relates between what is changed and what is measured. 1. Model P Q Stability Fall Still stand

Q has bigger base area the As the______ ______, or WC trend Q still stand ___________ __________ WM trend Answer: As the base area of the model increase, the stability of the model increase

Refer to your reason given. Look for something different in the information given. What conclusion can be made from this Model Stability P Fall Q Still stand Stability Fall Still stand 25 30 35 30 40 40

CONTROLLING VARIABLES

C10: State one information gathered in this investigation

Answer: WC: Base area of the model

investigation? Model P In the investigation 2. Q State: Surrounding C11: what is changed Temperature C12: what is measured Number of C13: what is kept the apple same produced

20 20

40 30

45 20

What conclusion can be made based on this investigation? What is changed: Base area of the model What is measured: Stability of model What kept the same: Force / height of the model

WM: Stability of model Answer: WS: Force / height of the The Model most number of apple is produced when the temperature ______ of______ are between 30-40 compare to other temperature. ______ to ______

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C4: Predict what will happen to.after.

STEP
Make sure the answer ask to predict the previous or future results. Look at the pattern. Extrapolating data

ANSWER KEY
Answer: Predict the situation Will grow healthy be extinct Answer 60 oC

PREDICTING

C5: Predict what is the water temperature at the 6th minute?

Time (min) Water temperature

2 40

4 50

8 70

From the pattern, predict your answer.

{ 70-50=20
C7: State the changes in trend/ pattern

202=10

50+10=60} Answer: Increasing

TREND / PATTERN

2 4 6 8 40 50 60 70 Observe the trend/ pattern arrangement Identify the differences

Time (min) Water temperature

Time (min) Water temperature

2 4 6 8 90 80 70 50 From small getting bigger or larger

Decreasing

Did not change From bigger/larger getting smaller

Time (min) Water temperature

2 50

4 50

6 50

8 50

AIM / PURPOSE

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

To investigate the relationship between ______ and______ WC WM Answer: To find out the relationship between the base area and stability of object

What is changed: Base area of the model What is measured: Stability of object

PRACTICE: 1. Diagram 1 shows two plants in an investigation. Both plants are watered with the same amount of water everyday.

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S Diagram 1

The result of the investigation: Plant R S Condition of plants after a month Died Grow healthy

a) State one reason (inference) based on this information .. b) Write one observation on the condition of plant R to support the answer in 1(a)

5 . c) State two information gathered in this investigation. . .

2. An agriculture officer investigated the water melon from estate X and Y planted at the same time. One watermelon was taken as a sample from each estate. Water melon from estate X Water melon from estate Y

a) State one reason (inference) about the different between the two water melons. b) Write one observation to support your inference in (2a) c) State what is kept the same (constant variable) in this investigation.

The amount of water affect the mass of the water melon d) State the relationship between the two information gathered in the above statement. .. .

3. Three sponges of different sizes are soaked in three containers with the same amount of water. The sponge are removed and the amount of water left is measured.

500 ml 500 ml water water The results are recorded in the table below Sponge P Q R Amount of water left (ml) 400 350 300

7 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

Time (minutes)

Diagram 2 a) State two information gathered from this investigation

8 . . b) Predict the water temperature at the 12th minute . c) What conclusion can be made from this investigation? .