QUESTIONS AND ANSWERING TEQHNIQUE FOR SCIENCE (SECTION B)

SPS

QUESTION

STEPS

ANSWER KEY

KEYS
OBSERVATI

What is your

Look for the differences or

e.g.

ON

observation

look for the changes

The number of

from the

occur.

elephants decreases.

*Do not give reason

The size of an ice

picture/grap
h/ table
above?

cubes becomes
smaller after 5

What can

minutes.

you see from

the diagram?

Plant B is bigger than

plant A.

What can
you say
about the
figure
above?
State one
observation..
.
INFERENCE

State one

Explanations form

Animals extinct

inference...

observation why it happen

because of

(give reason)

-not get enough food

Give the
reason for

-illegal hunting
-Observation + why

your answer
in...

The plant getting

Think why its happenusing your mind.

Explain your

withered because
a) Didnt get
enough...

observation..

b) Didnt get any...

c) Didnt get the

right amount

What can
you infer...?

of...
d) There is no...

CONTROLLI

State two

NG

variables in

VARIABLES

the

What to changes

investigation

(manipulated)

Look for the things

absence of

In the

difference/ changes in the

water/ food.

investigation

diagram

, state

-The weight of load

Your variables must

hanged.

have ...e.g.

1. What

Identify the variables.

Same
type/size/amou
nt/volume of...
The presence/

to
chang

What to observed

(responding)

2. What

Parameter +
Objects

Look for the result

Size of

to

-The length of the

pot

measu

spring.

Length of

re
3. What

spring
What to keep the same

Amount of

to

(control)

water

keep

Look for the things that

Number of

the

are same in the diagram

animal

same

-The size of spring

Type of
food

State two
information
gathered...
PREDICTING

What will

Make sure that the answer

Predict the number

happen if...?

asks to predict the

-10 kg

previous or future results.

-60 Celsius

Predict what

Look at the pattern.

will happen

If the data are in figures,

if... after...?

the answer must be in

Will grow

figure form.

healthily

From the pattern, predict

Be extinct

your answer.

Stay alive

Time/min

6 8

Water

temperat

ure

Predict the situation

TREND/PATT

State the

Observe the trend/pattern

-Increasing

ERN

changes in

arrangement.

trend/patter

Identify the differences.

-Decreasing

Time/min

- Did not change

Water

temperat

ure
From small getting bigger
or larger.
Time/min

Water

temperat

ure
From bigger/larger getting
smaller.
Time/min

Water

temperat

ure
AIM/

What is the

Look for what to change

What to change:

PURPOSE

purpose of

in the diagram.

amount of water

carrying out

Look for what to

What to observe: Size

this activity?

measure in the diagram.

of black patches

Relate you answer.

What is the

To find out the

aim of the

relationship between

investigation

the amount of water

on the bread and the

size of black

What do you

patches.

want to find
out in this

Science concept

fair test?
To find out plants
need water to stay
alive.
To find out that nail
will rust if there are
any presence of air
and water.
HYPOTHESIS

State a

Hypothesis can be made

The heavier the

hypothesis

based on the inference.

load, the longer the

for this

spring.

investigation

Look what to change and

what to measure.

The bigger/the smaller

The longer/the shorter

State the

Relates between what to

The thicker/the

relationship

change and what to

thinner

between...

measure.

The more/the least

and... .
-As the (mass of the
The

load) increase, the

temperatu

(length of the

re of the

spring) also increase.

classroom
depends

As the number of

on the

pupils increase, the

number of

classroom

pupils

temperature also
increases.

Using the
information

above, write
a
hypothesis.
CONCLUTIO

What can

The results/findings form

When/as (what to

you conclude

an activity/fair test.

change)

from this

It relates between what is

increase/decrease, the

activity/fair

changed and what is

(what to measure)

test?

measured.

increase/decrease.

State your

Time/min

conclusion

Water

based on the

temperat

activity/ fair

ure

test.

E.g.
As the time to heat
the water increase,
the water
temperature also

What the

increase.

results
means?

From the fair test, we

found out that...

What have

Plants need

you learn

sunlight to stay

from this

alive

activity?

Animals need
food to stay
alive