MARKING SCHEME SCIENCE YEAR 4

PART A
1 A 2 D 3 A 4 A 5 C 6 D 7 B 8 C 9 B 10 D 11 B 12 C 13 C 14 C 15 B 16 D 17 C 18 A 19 A 20 D 21 C 22 B 23 A 24 C 25 A 26 A 27 B 28 D 29 C 30 D

PART B
1(a) Able to state the aim of the investigation Sample answer To investigate the relationship between the amount of water and the height of plants. (b) Able to state the variable that is kept the same. Sample answer 1 2 3 The type of plants The number of plants The type of water

(c)

Able to state the conclusion Sample answer If the amount of water increase, the height of plants increase

(d)

Able to predict the amount of water used Sample answer 300 ml

(e)

Able to state the trend for height of plants Sample answer Increase

2 (a) Able to state the observation Sample answer The sparrow has more average of heart beat than the elephant.

(b) Able to state inference based on the observation Sample answer The sparrow more active than the elephant

(c)

Able to state variable Sample answer (i) size of animals / type of animals

(ii)

average of heart beat

(d) Able to write relationship Sample answer Size of animals increase, average of heart beat increase

3 (a) Able to state one observation Sample answer 1 Water in bottle B warm than water in bottle A

(b)

Able to state inference Sample answer Bottle B is covered with towel/

Animals that have thick fur can faced the cold weather/ Thick fat or thick fur helps the animals to control their body temperature in cold weather.

(c) Able to state variable Sample answer (i) (ii) size of bottle / type of bottle condition of water

(d) Able to state the conclusion Sample answer

Animals have their own special characteristic to protect themselves in extreme weather.

4 (a) Able to state the aim of the investigation Sample answer To investigate the relationship between the number of ice-cream sticks and the length of book

(b) Able to state one information Sample answer 1 2 3 4 Number of ice-cream stick Length of book Size of ice-cream stick Length of ice-cream stick

(c) Able to state the relationship between WTC and WTO Sample answer Number of ice-cream stick increase, length of book increase

(d)

Able to state the pattern of the length of book Sample answer Increase

(e)

Able to predict the length of book Sample answer 30 cm