UPSR ANSWERING

TECHNIQUES 2008

SECTION B
SECTION B
VARIABLES :
1. A group of pupil is carried out an experiment to find
out the temperature of water by heating at different time.
The result is as in the table below
MV

Time (minute) Water Temperature ( C )

2
59
4
71
6
83
8
95

RV

 State :
a. Manipulated variable :
The time taken
__________________________________
b. Responding variable :
__________________________________
The temperature

2. An investigation is carried out to find out the

relationship between sources of food and the
number of consumers.
Table below show the result :
Number of birds

Number of caterpillars

32

24

12

17

16

11

20

What to be changed ?
________________________________
Number of birds

What to be observed ?
________________________________
Number of caterpillars

GRAPH
3. A group of pupils carries out an activity using
model cars. The bar chart below shows the
information they obtained.
Speed (m/s)
60
50
40
30
20
10
2

10

12
Number of batteries

 State two variables in the investigation.

Number of batteries (MV)
_______________________________
Speed (RV)
_______________________________

Observation
Diagram 1 shows information gathered in
investigation.

3m

7m

3m
Average : 200 mangoes per tree

7m
Average : 300 mangoes per tree

 Manipulated Variable
The distance
__________________________________
Responding Variable
The number of mangoes
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Constant Variable
__________________________________
The types of tree.

INFORMATION
An investigation was carried out to study
the competition between seedlings.
Different number of green bean seedlings
are planted in three pots of the same size.
All seedlings get the same amount of
water and sunlight everyday. The results
of the investigations are recorded at the
end of the second week.

What to keep the same:

The types of seedlings/ Size of the pot/
__________________________________
Amount of water/ Amount of sunlight
___________________________________

What to change :
The number of seedlings
__________________________________
What to measure :
The height of the seedling after two weeks.
__________________________________

AIM / PURPOSE
To investigate/ study/ show
the relationship between
(MV) and (RV)

TREND / PATTERN/ CHANGE

Increases
Decreases
Unchange/ same

TREND / PATTERN/ CHANGE

22, 22, 22, 22, 22

Same / Unchange

17, 27, 37, 42, 56

Increases

29, 23, 21, 17, 14

Decreases

GRAPH

GRAPH

TABLE
Time taken
(minute)

Temperature (00C)

28

30

35

40

45

 The number of seedlings which were

geminated from 80 seeds which are
planted at the temperature of 20 C is
10.At temperature of 25 C is 20,at
temperature of 20C is 40,at the
temperature of 35C and 40 C are 70,at
temperature of 45C is 10 and no seeds
are germinate at the temperature of 50C

 What is the trend for the number of seeds

germinated ?
Increases , same , decreases

TABLE
Temperature (C)

20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Number of
10 20 40 70 70 10
germinated seedlings

HYPOTHESIS
MV

Time taken
(minute)

Temperature (00C)

28

30

35

40

TREND
( increases)

TREND
( increases)

RV

 As / If / When (MV) (Trend increases/ decreases)

(RV) (Trend increases/ decreases)
As the time taken increases, the temperature
increases.
More time taken, higher temperature.

CONCLUSION
Temperature (C) 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Number of
10 20 40 70 70 10 0
germinated seedlings
The most suitable temperature for the seedlings to
be germinated is at 35 C, and the most unsuitable
is at 50C.
The number of the germinated seedlings is the most
at 35C and the least at 50C.
The most suitable temperature for the seedlings to
germinate is at 35 C and 40 C

PREDICT
Quantity of water (ml)

Height of plant ( cm)

10

10

12

15

14

20

16

25

18

30

 Question : Predict the height of plant if the

quantity of water is 20 ml.
Answer : 35 cm
Reject answers :
Between 35 cm and 40 cm
35 cm or 40 cm
More than 34 but less than 40