SPS
SPS
QUESTION KEY
STEPS
ANSWER KEY
What is your observation from the picture/graph/table above?
What can you see from the diagram?
What can you say about the figure above?
State one observation...
Use our 5 senses eg eyes, nose, ear, skin and mouth.
Identify all the information given.
Do not give reason
.
eg
The number of elephant decrease
Plant B is bigger than plant A
State one inference
Give reason for your
answer in .
Explanation from an observation why it happen - give
reasons.
a) observation + why
Think why it happens using our mind.
Animals extinct because of
not enough food
illegal hunting
The plant getting withered because .
a) didnt get enough..
b) didnt get any
c) didnt get the right amount of
d) there is no..
State two variables in
the Investigation
In the investigation
state
i what to change
ii what to measure
iii what to keep the
same
State two information gathered ..
Identify the variables.
What to change (manipulated)
Look for the things difference /changes in the diagram
( The weight of load hanged
What to measure (responding)
Look for the result
( The length of the spring
What to keep the same (control)
Look for the things that are the same in the diagram
( The size of the spring
1. Same type/size/ amount / volume of
2. The presence /absence of..water /
food
Your variables must have. eg
Parameter + Objects
Size of pot
Length of spring
Amount of water
Number of animal
Type of food
question and answerING technique for science (section b)
SPS
QUESTION KEY
STEPS
ANSWER KEY
State a hypothesis for this
investigation
Using the information
above, write a hypothesis
Hypothesis can be made based on the inference.
Look for what to change and what to measure
Relates between what to change and what to measure
The heavier the load the longer the spring.
The bigger / the smaller
The longer / the shorter
The thicker / the thinner
The more / the least
As the {weight of the load } increase, the {length of the spring
} also increase
As the number of pupil increase the classroom temperature also
increase
What can you conclude from this activity/fair test.
State your conclusion based on the activity/fair test.
What the result means?
What have you learnt from this activity?
The results/findings from an activity/ fair test
It relates between what is changed and what is measured.
Time (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
40
50
60
70
Use Science Concept
When / If / As {what to change] increase / decrease, the { what
to measure} increase / decrease.
eg
As the time to heat the water increase, the water temperature
also increase
From the fair test, we found out that
plant needs sunlight to stay alive
animals need food to stay alive
SPS
QUESTION KEY
STEPS
ANSWER KEY
What happens if?
Predict what will happen to.after.
Make sure the answer ask to predict the previous or future
results.
Look at the pattern.
If the data are in figures, the answer must be in figures
form.
From the pattern, predict your answer.
Time (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
40
50
70
{ 70-50=20 202=10 50+10=60}
Predict the number
10 kg,
60 oC
Predict the situation
Will grow healthy /
be extinct /
stay alive
State the changes in trend/ pattern
Observe the trend/ pattern arrangement
Identify the differences
Time (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
40
50
60
70
From small getting bigger or larger
Time (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
90
80
70
50
From bigger/larger getting smaller
Time (min)
2
4
6
8
Water temperature
50
50
50
50
Increasing
Decreasing
Did not change
What is the purpose of carrying out this activity?
What is the aim of this investigation?
What do you want to find out from this fair test?
Look for what to change in the diagram
Look for what to measure in the diagram
Relate your answer
What to change: amount of water
What to observe: size of black patches
To find out the relationship between the amount of water on the
bread and the size of black patches.
50g 100g 150g
B
100g 150g 200g
A
The temperature of the classroom depend on the number of
pupil
EMBED Word.Picture.8
cupboard
black patches
25 drops
of water
15 drops
of water
water
5 drops
of water
water
TREND / PATTERN
CONCLUSION
OBSERVATION
INFERENCE
CONTROLLING VARIABLES
HYPOTHESIS
AIM / PURPOSE
PREDICTING
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