Section B Science Standard 6 Tips

Section B-Science 1. OBSERVATION

4. HYPOTHESIS (smart guess) Statement which connects the two variables. The key words are :

What is clearly SEEN? The more the MV, the more the RV Example: observation of a healthy plant

The more the MV, the less the RV

1. Broad leaves

The less less the MV, the less the RV

2. Big stem 3. Many leaves

If hypothesis based on inference is asked, the

4. Many flowers

inference becomes the MV and RV remains the same.

2. INFERENCE

5. TREND/ PATTERN/ CHANGES

Reason for an observation using the keywords

A. Either increasing or decreasing

because Example 1. The leaves are healthy because the leaves have enough water. 2. Plant X is still alive because it has good

B. How it changes (uses rises, decline or constant/ stagnant) C. How it rise (use rises consistently co nsistently or rising inconsistently)

sunlight.

D. How it decline (use decline consistently or

3. The stem is big because it comes from a good

decline inconsistently)

heredity. (Observation must be written first as guidance to the inference)

3.VARIABLES

6. CONCLUSION Hypothesis statement may be used but for the

A.Manipulated variable (MV)

inconsistent pattern of RV use the keyword “

Different specimen or object in the experiment

the most”

from RV and connect to MV

Example : The number of ice cubes used. B. Responding variable (RV)

Result of the experiment Example : the length of the spring (cm) C. Constant variable (CV)

7. STATING THE PURPOSE/ AIM Use keywords: To investigate the relationship between MV and RV

The fix or the same specimen or object in the experiment

8. Prediction

Example: the type of animal Predicting by counting or making statement.