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QUESTION 1 1. Specific aim 1: “Doing Science” states that: Learners should be able to complete investigations, analyse problems and use practical processes and skills in evaluating solutions. Th...
1. Specific aim 1: “Doing Science” states that: Learners should be able to
complete investigations, analyse problems and use practical processes and
skills in evaluating solutions.
This means that learners should plan and do simple investigations and solve
problems that need some practical ability. Attitudes and values underpin this
ability.
Respect for living things is an example – learners should not damage plants; if
they examine animals, they should care for them and release them to the place
they found them. Practical investigations:
• Investigating different soil types – measuring how much water different soils
can hold (Grade 5 – term 4).
• Investigating different materials in an electric circuit to see if they are
conductors or insulators (Grade 6 – term 3) The scientific process is a way of
investigating things about the world. Scientists use this process to find out
about the world and to solve problems.
Part A:
Follow the steps below to identify and elaborate on them in the two
investigations above.
Step 1: Identify a problem and develop a question. What is it you want to find
out?
Step 2: Form a hypothesis. A hypothesis is your idea, answer or prediction
about what will happen and why.
Step 3: Design an activity or experiment. Do something that will help you test
your idea or prediction to see if you were right.
Step 4: Observe/note changes/reactions (e.g., through measuring), and record
your observations (e.g., onto a table). What were the results of your activity or
experiment? Write about what happened. 20
Step 5: Make inferences about the observations recorded in the tables, graphs,
drawings, and photographs.
Make some conclusions. What did you find out?
, What did you find out?
Do your results support your hypothesis?
What did you learn from this investigation? Guidance for answering the above
question:
• Source the practical investigation from a textbook or the internet.
• Identify the various steps and supply the relevant information for each step in
the practical investigation.
Rubric for each practical
Criteria Marks
1.1 Evidence of sourcing investigation 2
1.2 Supplying a question that was used for the practical investigation 2
1.3 Identification of the aim 2
1.4 Supplying a hypothesis about the investigation 4
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