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SCIENCE FORM 1 SET 2

STUDENT MANUAL

Learning Area : Matter

Learning Objective : Understanding the concept of density
Assignment Sample : Activity Report
Element 1 : Science Process Skills
Construct : C1, C5, C6, C8,

Instructions:
1. Carry out activity and record observation with results.
2. Write a task report
Activity Report Format:
1. Title : Density and buoyancy of objects
2. Aim : To study the density of solids and liquids.
3. Apparatus/ Material :
4. Procedure :
5. Observation and results:
 C1 – observation
i) Are cork, petrol, sand and water are matter?
ii) Based on the substances used, which are examples of:
a) solid …………………………….
b) liquid …………………………….
iii) Which substance a) float; b) sink in water? /
Which substance a) float; b) sink in petrol? Can use table form
iv) What property do these substances have that affect their buoyancies?
v) What will happen to the cork if a nail is added to it?

C6 – communication (diagrams of activity)

6. Discussion and analysis (C2, C4, C5,C8) – answer the questions given.
 C8
6.1 i) Why does the substance float on water?
ii) Why does the substance sink in water?
iii) Why does the substance float/ sink in petrol?

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iv) Arrange these substances in sequence of ascending order based on

their densities. Refer to table.
 C4
6.2 i) Based on experiment, what is your inference?
ii) What can be said about the density of a substance that floats in a
more dense liquid?
iii) What can be said about the density of a substance that sinks in a
less dense liquid?

 C5
Substance Density [gcm-3]
Mercury 13.6
Ice 0.92
Petrol 0.75
Sand 2.6
Water 1.0
Cork 0.25
6.3 i) Using the results and table, predict the position of ice and
mercury if all the substances were put together in a gas jar.
ii) Draw a suitable diagram and label the substances.
 C2
6.4 i) Based on the results and table of densities, classify the substances
into two groups based on the common property.
ii) What other criteria we can use to group them?

7. Conclusion– Do different substances have the same densities?

Activity Report Checklist:

No Content Yes
1. Title
2. Aim
3. Apparatus
4. Procedure
5. Observation & Results
6. Discussion & analysis
7. Conclusion

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Science form 1 : Sample Set 2

1.0 EXPERIMENT 3.6 – Understanding the Concept of Density

2.0 Aim : To study the density of solids and liquids.

3.0 Material : water, cork, sand, petrol
Apparatus : 100 ml measuring cylinder, beaker
4.0 Procedure :
1. I put water, petrol, sand followed by the cork into the
measuring cylinder.
2. I drew what I observed about the substances in a diagram.
5.0 Observation :

Cork

Petrol

Ice cube

Water

Sand
Glass

i) Cork, sand, water and petrol are matter.

ii) Based on the substances used, examples of:
a) solid: cork, sand
b) liquid: petrol, water
iii) a) cork / petrol floats on water; b) sand sinks in water /
a) cork float on petrol ; b) water/ sand sink in petrol Can use table form
iv) The density of these substances affect their buoyancies.
v) The cork sinks when a nail is added to it C1-3

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6.0 Discussion and analysis.

6.1 i) Cork floats on water because it is less dense than water
ii) Sand sinks in water because it is more dense than water /
iii) Cork float on petrol because it is less dense / Water sinks in petrol
because it is more dense than petrol
iv) Sequence of densities of substances in ascending order:
Cork petrol water sand. C8

6.2 i) The buoyancy of a substance depends on its density

ii) A less dense solid/substance floats in a more dense liquid.
iii) A denser/ more dense substance sinks in a less dense liquid. C4

6.3
Substance Density [gcm-3]
Cork 0.25
Petrol 0.75
Ice 0.92
Water 1.0
Sand 2.6
Mercury 13.6
i) Using the results and table, predict the position of ice and
mercury if all the substances were put together in a gas jar.
ii) Draw a suitable diagram and label the substances.
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Water

Sand
Glass

6.4 i) Based on the results and table of densities, the substances are
classified into two groups based on the common property:-

Float on water Do not float on water

Cork Sand
Petrol Mercury
Ice

ii) Another criteria we can use to group the substances is buoyancy of

substance in petrol.
C2
7.0 Conclusion:
Different substances have different densities.

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