QUESTION AND ANSWERING TECHNIQUE FOR SCIENCE
PURPOSE / AIM
A-key
To find out the..
To investigate the..
To prove that..
To study the.. importance of…to ….
the basic needs of…
relationship between…(T2C) and…(T2M)
TREND / PATTERN
Q-key Steps A-key
State the trend/pattern Observe the trend/ pattern arrangement
Identify the differences Increasing:
-From small getting bigger or larger
-From lower became higher
Decreasing
Did not change
Consistent
Evenly
Uniformly
PREDICTION
Q-key Steps A-key
What happens if…?
Predict what will happen to…. The process of guessing what will happen based on observation/information/ data/ or previous experience
Analyse the observation given or the results
Make sure the answer ask to predict the previous or future results
Look at the pattern
Find the uniformly arrange pattern
From the pattern arrangement, predict your answer Predict the number
Predict the situation
E.g.:
-10kg, 1 hour
-Will grow healthy / be extinct / stay alive due to ….
MAKING INFERENCES
Q-key Steps A-key
-infer
-give reason for your answer in …. An early conclusion/ explanation from an observation why it happen - give reasons.
a) observation + why
b) observation + cause
c) relates observation with cause
Usually our previous knowledge and experience will influence the conclusion.
*Observe the phenomenon/object before and after -using our senses.
*Think why it happens – using our mind. If x comparing;
E.g.:
The …can/will/get … because the …. is....
The plant getting withered because ….
a) didn’t get enough..
b) didn’t get any…
c) didn’t get the right amount of…
d) there is no..
If comparing;
E.g.:
-…because…compare to…..(comparing)
-.…because ….it is ….. than ….
INTEPRETING DATA
Q-key Steps A-key
What is the title of this investigation?
Purpose of the investigation
State the pattern Analyse all information given / collected
Identify the pattern / information
Understand the details of the information
Identify the relationship between the information To analyse the effect of…to…
To find out the relationship between the….
CONTROLLING VARIABLES
Q-key Steps A-key
If you want to make this
activity a fair test/ If you
want to make the test fair,
what are;
1.Things to keep the same:
-the same thing
(more than 1 - constant/fixed)
2. Thing to change:
- different/not the same
(1 only - manipulated/
controlled/ independent)
3. Thing to measured /
observed:
-the results/findings
(responding/
dependent) List out all variables involved
Identify the variables
1.Same type/size of
2. The presence of.. (the
differences / not the
same)
3. The condition of…
MAKING HYPHOTESES
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Hypotheses
Results
The relation
What do you understand… General statement about objects/ phenomenon based on an observation whether it is true of false till it can be tested before carry out the fair test.
Hypotheses is build based on the inference.
It relates between T2C and T2M The higher…(t2c) the
lower the …(t2m).
The bigger/smaller
The longer/shorter
The thicker/thinner
The more/least
The wider..
CONCLUSION
Q-key Steps A-key
What can you conclude from this activity/fair test.
State your conclusion based on the activity/fair test.
What the result means? The results/findings from an activity/ fair test
It relates between T2C and T2M ….when…..
…..needs….to…..
From the fair test, we found out that/can understand….
From the activity, we can conclude the relationship between…
The…of….relies on the… of….
The… was influence by/due to the…
