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KARNIVAL PENDIDIKAN SAINS DAN TEKNOLOGI

SAINTIS MUDA SEKOLAH RENDAH

MY TASK(10 MINUTES)

What to do? / Procedures / Methods

1. Prepare the apparatus as shown below.

2. Put the cotton wool in each filter funnel.3. Put five tea spoons of sand in the filter funnel.4. Pour 50ml of water onto the soil.5. Start the stopwatch. Let the water flow through the

sand for 60 seconds.

How fast can the water flow?

Water

Funnel

Cotton wool

Measuring cylinder

Garden soilSand

Material / Apparatus

2 measuring cylinders, 2 filter funnels, 20g of cotton wool, water, sand, garden soil, beaker, stop watch, tea spoon

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6. Measure the volume of water collected in the measuring cylinder.

7. Repeat step 3 – 6 using garden soil.8. Record your observations.9. Answer the question.

My Observation

Types of soil Volume of water collected (ml)

SandGarden soil

Question

1. What is the aim of this fair test?

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2. Ah Seng wishes to plant vegetables, which soil is suitable to use?

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3. Give one reason to support your answer above.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________