SM SAINS REMBAU: SCIENCE FORM 1

SCIENCE FORM 1 : CHAPTER 3 MATTER

ACTIVITY 3.1 SHOWING THAT THINGS CAN OCCUPY SPACE AND HAS MASS.
STATION 1 ( PAGE 2 AND 3)
1. Apparatus and material:
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2. Procedure
PART A
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PART C
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ANSWER QUESTION
1. What is
a) Mass : _______________________________________________
b) Volume of water used in part A :__________________________
2. Does air have mass and occupy space?
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3. What conclusion can you make from these activities?
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ACTIVITY 3.2 SHOWING THAT MATTER IS MADE UP OF TINY PARTICLES

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STATION 2 (PAGE 4 AND 5)
1. Apparatus and material:
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2. Procedure
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ANSWER QUESTION
1. What happens to the copper (ii) suplhate particles when they are put into
the water?
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2. What causes the water to appear blue?
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3. Why does the colour of the solution become lighter when more water is
added?
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ACTIVITY 3.6 FINDING THE DENSITIES OF VARIOUS OBJECTS WITH REGULAR OR

IRREGULAR SHAPES.
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STATION 3 (PAGE 11)
3. Apparatus and material:
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4. Procedure
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5. RESULTS

OBJECT

PLASTICINE
SPHERE

STONE

Mass (g)
Initial reading of
measuring
cylinder (ml)
Final reading of
measuring
cylinder (ml)
Volume (cm3)
Density (g/cm3)

mass
volume

ACTIVITY 3.7 FINDING THE DENSITIES OF DIFFERENT LIQUIDS

STATION 4 (PAGE12)
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GLASS STOPPER

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1. Apparatus and material:
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2. Procedure
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3. RESULTS

LIQUID

WATER

KEROSINE

COOKING OIL

Mass (g)
Initial reading
of balance (g)
Final reading of
of balance (g)
Density
(g/cm3)

mass
volume

ACTIVITY 3.2 MATTER HAS MASS AND OCCUPY SPACE

STATION 5
1. Apparatus and material:
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SALT
SOLUTION

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2. Procedure
Press an empty beaker into the basin of water.
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3. Observation:
Reasons :

Water _____________enter the beaker.

Air ______________________

ANSWER QUESTION
1. What is meant by matter?
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2. Give three objects around you which has mass and occupy space.
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3. Is air a form of matter? Give one reason for your answer?
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