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Research 1: Quarter 1 - Module 1: Basic Science Process Skills
Research 1: Quarter 1 - Module 1: Basic Science Process Skills
RESEARCH 1
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Basic Science Process Skills
Research 1– Grade 9
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Basic Science Process Skills
First Edition, 2020
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Management Team:
Schools Division Superintendent : Romeo M. Alip, PhD, CESO V
Asst. Schools Division Superintendent : Rolando M. Fronda, EdD, CESE
Chief Education Supervisor, CID : Milagros M. Peñaflor, PhD
Education Program Supervisor, LRMDS : Edgar E. Garcia, MITE
Education Program Supervisor, AP/ADM : Romeo M. Layug
Education Program Supervisor, Science : Edwin Riel Bermillo, EdD
District Supervisor, Assigned Subject : Jonathan B. De Guzman, EdD
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Research 1
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Basic Science Process Skills
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration
their needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:
As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
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For the learner:
The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant
competencies and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in
your own hands!
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be
enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
learner.
What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in
the module.
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What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will
help you transfer your new knowledge or
skill into real life situations or concerns.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
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What I Need to Know
As a beginner in the field of Research, this module is written and designed for
Grade 9 students to demonstrate the appropriate basic science process skills in a
given event or object under Science Technology and Engineering (STE) program to
provide you the basic knowledge and skills that will serve as your foundation as
you go further in studying research and making research papers.
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What I Know
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Lesson
These skills are helpful not only in studying science concepts but also can be
applicable in dealing with everyday life, in understanding things and events
happening around us.
What’s In
In this activity, there are ten images related to Science and Research. Give the
word/words implicated in each image using the jumbled letters as your hints. Write
your answer in your Research 1 notebook.
1. 2.
Figure 1
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3. 4.
Figure 3 Figure 4
SNTESIITC RXETPMENIE
5. 6.
Figure 5 Figure 6
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8.
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9. 10.
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Notes to the Teacher
This module will prepare the learners to understand the
basic science process skills and apply it through investigation and
discovery of a given object or event.
What’s New
Read the given situation below and answer the following questions. Write your
answer in your Research 1 notebook.
Ms. Universe, Catriona Gray noticed that two of her
most favorite gowns, the Mayon Volcano Gown and
the Ibon Adarna gown had stains on which one as
big as the size of her palm. She bought all the
available detergent soaps in the market and choose
all the leading brands. Based on the TV commercials
and product reviews that she had read, she
assumed that Mrs. Clean and Supreme are the two
of the most suitable detergents to choose.
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Guide Questions:
What is It
Based on the previous activity, what are the ten basic science process skills?
First, it will all start with observing. By using our five senses (see, hear, touch,
smell, taste) effectively, we can create “what”, “why”, “how” (and so on) questions in
our mind. We will be able to find out about objects and events, their
characteristics, properties, differences, similarities, and changes. An observation
can be a.) qualitative – using the senses and b.) quantitative – using exact
measurement
Choco Cookies
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Figure 12
Figure 13
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Can you group the following objects on the right side? What is your basis for
grouping them?
The fifth skill is predicting. In this part, you are stating the outcome
of a future event based on a pattern of
evidence. You are predicting when you are Growth of Gumamela Plant Figure 16
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After a week of observing the growth of fruit flies for a week, how will you effectively
communicate the result of your observation?
Figure 17
The seventh skill is interpreting data. This involves the application of the other
science process skills, specifically classifying, inferring, predicting and
communicating. It will determine how essential the gathered data are in answering
a question or solving the problem. Interpretations made are always subject to
changes or adjustments due to new or more refined data.
Now to test if the hypothesis made is correct, you will proceed to the ninth skill
which is experimenting. During experimentation, you will be using three variables
which are:
a.) independent variable or the manipulated variable – the factor that is changed or
tested.
b.) dependent variable or the responding variable – result of the modification in the
manipulated variable.
c.) controlled variables – factor that remain unchanged throughout the experiment.
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For example, you want to test if the student’s number of sleeping hours the night
before an examination will affect his score. Which is the independent variable,
dependent variable and controlled variable/s?
Lastly, the tenth skill in the basic science process skills is formulating models
which can either be in the form physical and mental. This is based on the
acceptable hypothesis and is used to describe and explain the relationship between
ideas or variables. If testing a hypothesis results to new information, the model
must be revised to include it.
So, to see if you remember the ten basic science process skills, answer the next
activity.
Direction: Write the correct sequence of Basic Science Process Skills in each box
below. The red box for the first skill and the violet box for the last one, respectively.
Copy and answer the illustration in your Research 1 notebook.
Figure 19
What’s
More
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Objective: To apply the ten basic process skills in determining which of the
available liquid in your house will melt the fastest.
Materials:
5 available liquids in your house (e.g. water, soy sauce, milk, alcohol, iced
tea)
ice cube tray or any 5 containers of same sizes
timer
Procedure:
1. Prepare all the needed materials.
(Write your answer in observing, measuring and classifying in the table 3)
2. Put five liquids in the ice cube tray (or container) and let them freeze.
Make sure that liquids are of the same amount.
(Write your answers in inferring and predicting)
3. When all the liquids turn frozen, remove them from the freezer.
4. Use the timer to record the time for each liquid to reach its melting point.
(Answer the remaining process skills.)
*Note: Copy the table and write your answer in your Research 1 notebook.
Table 3
SKILLS ANSWER/ACTION DONE
OBSERVING
MEASURING
CLASSIFYING
INFERRING
PREDICTING
COMMUNICATING
INTERPRETING DATA
FORMULATING
HYPOTHESIS
Dependent variable
EXPERIMENTING Independent variable
Controlled variable
FORMULATING MODELS
Objective: To complete the speech bubble of each emoji based on your own
understanding of the lesson. Write your answer in your Research 1 notebook.
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The basic science process skills in
correct sequence are
__________________________.
I can do observation by
_________________________________
I am classifying when I am
________________________________
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What I Can Do
Materials:
Research 1 notebook
Pen
Procedure:
1. Below are statements and questions we are dealing with our everyday
living. Determine which basic science process skill is being described in
each number
2. Write your answer in your Research notebook.
Statements/Questions:
1. How long does it take you to prepare for school in the morning?
2. I wonder which citrus fruit in the Philippines tastes the sourest. I predict
it is “calamansi” among all the citrus fruits. I am planning to find out and
track the results and discuss it.
3. Taste this soup to know if I need to add salt in it.
4. Separating white fabrics from colored ones.
5. How many chocolate chips are there in one pack?
6. Sending an e-mail to your family to share an information to them.
7. What do you think is going to happen in the next episode of the drama
series?
8. Segregate biodegradable from nonbiodegradable wastes.
9. I assume this is an insect because it has six legs.
10. My little brother is crying, maybe he’s hungry.
Assessment
A. Read each statement carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.
Write your answer in your Research 1 notebook.
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d. My neighbor earned a lot of money because of their successful business.
2. Which of the following is an inference about a pencil?
a. The pencil is sturdy and long.
b. The size of the pencil is 6 inches long.
c. The pencil has the name of its manufacture written on it.
d. The person who used the pencil got a lot of mistakes because its eraser
got well worn.
3. What measuring instrument will you use if you want to know how much
weight you gain during this community quarantine?
a. Balance scale
b. Double beam balance
c. Triple beam balance
d. Weighing scale
For item numbers 6-8, refer to this question:
Does decreasing the height of the ramp affect the speed of the car going
down the ramp?
4. What is the independent variable?
a. Type of car
b. Height of the ramp
c. Material used for ramp
d. Speed of the car going down the ramp
5. What is the dependent variable?
a. Type of car
b. Height of the ramp
c. Material used for ramp
d. Speed of the car going down the ramp
6. Which of the following is not a controlled variable?
a. Type of car
b. Height of the ramp
c. Material used for ramp
d. Gasoline used by the car
7. If you are able to determine which shape comes next in this pattern,
you already acquired the skill of _______________.
Figure 20
a. experimenting
b. inferring
c. observing
d. predicting
8. Which of the following is not part of the group?
a. Hearing
b. Seeing
c. Measuring
d. Touching
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9. A group of three boys and three girls are talking, laughing and eating on the
table. Which is not a correct inference of this observation.
a. The 3 boys and 3 girls are best friends.
b. The 3 boys and 3 girls barely know each other.
c. The 3 boys and 3 girls are having their break time.
d. The 3 boys and 3 girls are sharing some funny secrets.
10.The cashier counted the money in the drawer after she ended her shift. This
is an example of a(n):
a. Inference
b. Measurement
c. Experiment
d. Hypothesis
B. There are five pictures given below. Determine the appropriate science
process skill for each picture. Write your answer in your Research 1
notebook.
1 2
Figure 21
Chart 1
3 4
Figure 22
Figure 23
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Activity 7: Fact or Bluff
Table 4
Direction: Write the appropriate science skill for the given pictures. Write your
answer in your activity notebook.
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1 2
Figure 26
Figure 25
3 4
Figure 28
Figure 27
Answer Key
What I Know:
What’s In:
A.
1. Observation
1. Formulating Hypothesis 2. Technology
3. Experiment What’s New:
2. Interpreting Data
3. Measuring 4. Scientist
1. Ms. Universe Catriona Gray noticed
5. Thermometer
4. Predicting that two of her favorite gowns, the
6. Investigate
5. Classifying 20 Mayon Volcano and Ibon Adarna
6. Inferring gown had a stain.
7. Observing 2. the stain is as big as the size of the
8. Communicating palm
Activity 3:
1. Observing
2. Measuring
3. Classifying
4. Inferring
5. Predicting
6. Communicating
7. Interpreting data
8. Formulating
hypothesis
9. Experimenting
10. Formulating
models
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What I Can Do:
Assessment:
1. Measuring
2. Experimenting A.
3. Observation 1. d
4. Classifying 2. d
5. Measuring 3. d
6. Communicating 4. b
7. Predicting 5. d
8. Classifying 6. b
9. Inferring
7. d
10. Inferring
8. c
9. b
10. b
B.
1. Communicating
2. Observing
3. Predicting
4. Inferring
5. Experimenting
Activity 7:
Activity 8:
1. Fact
1. Measuring 2. Fact
2. Classifying 3. Bluff
3. Experimenting 4. Fact
4. Interpreting Data 5. Fact
6. Fact
7. Bluff
8. Fact
9. Fact
10. Bluff
References
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Anderson County Schools.2020.“5th Grade Science Study Guide Science Process
Skills”. Accessed: June 30, 2020
https://www.anderson1.org/cms/lib04/SC01000609/Centricity/Domain/
79/5th_grade_study_guide4_pdf.pdf.
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