AIM / PURPOSE - Year 5

1. A Year 5 students study the properties of materials P, Q, and R by using litmus

paper. The results are as shown in Table 1 above.

Material Change in the colour Change in the colour

of red litmus paper of blue litmus paper
P No change No change
Q Turns blue No change
R No change Turns red
Table 1

(a) What is the aim of the activity?

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3.00 pm
9.00
am
10.00 2.00pm
am 1.00p
11.00a
m
m
12.00p
m
Diagram 1

2. Diagram 1 shows the shadows of a vertical pole in the middle of a field from
8.00am to 6.00pm.

(a) What is the aim of the experiment ?

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3.
 Diagram 2

Two ice cubes of different sizes are put into two beakers P and Q as shown in
Diagram 2. The temperature of water in beaker P and Q is recorded in Table 2
below.

Beaker Initial Temperature (°C) Temperature after the

melting of ice (°C)
P 30 15
Q 30 25
Table 2
(a) What is the aim of the activity?
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4.

globe

torch

Diagram 3

A group of students prepares an activity as shown in Diagram 3. The lamp is lighted

and the condition of the globe is observed. The globe is rotated from west to east
slowly and the change in the condition of the globe is observed.

(a) What do the students wants to find out?

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Diagram 4

Diagram 4 shows the apparatus and materials of a fair test.

(a) What is the aim of the fair test?

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torch

Diagram 5

6. Diagram 5 above shows the formation of shadows.

(a) What do the students wants to find out?

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ANSWERS : AIM / PURPOSE – Year 5

1. To investigate/study/ find out the relationship between properties/ type of

materials and changes in the colour of litmus paper.

2. To investigate/study/ find out the relationship between time and length of the
shadow.

3. To investigate/study/ find out the relationship between size of ice cubes and
water temperature after the melting of ice.

4. To investigate/study/ find out the position of the earth surface from the source
of light and the occurrence of day and night

5. To investigate/find out/ study the effect of temperature on the expansion and

contraction of air in the balloon/ water temperature and size of balloon.

6. To investigate/study/ find out the relationship between distance of object from

light source / torch and size of shadow.

or

To investigate/study/ find out the relationship between distance of object from

the white screen and size of shadow.