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Lesson one
QUESTION 1
Annie wanted to find out if different type of food waste
affect plant growth. She used similar type of plant, same
amount of soil and same amount of water given daily.

Pot Type of Difference in height

food waste of the plant (cm)
Q A 75
R B 30

1a) Describe a control set-up which

Annie should set up for her
experiment.
1a) Describe a control set-up which Annie
should set up for her experiment.

Answer
Annie should use the _________
same type of plant
with the ___________
same amount of garden soil.
She should water the plant with the __________
same
amount of water daily.
She should NOT put _______________in
food waste the pot.
Annie wanted to find out if different type of food waste
affect plant growth. She used similar type of plant, same
amount of soil and same amount of water given daily.

Pot Type of Difference in height

food waste of the plant (cm)
Q A 75
R B 30

1b) What is the purpose of setting up

a control?
 Pot Type of Difference in height
food waste of the plant (cm)
Q A 75
R B 30

Results / variable
measured

the difference in height of

With the control, she is certain that ___________________
plants in Q and R
________________is due to the presence of different type

______________
of food waste .
QUESTION 2
Serene wanted to find out if the growth of a plant would be
affected by the presence of earthworms in the soil.
She left 2 pots of plants in the dark for 1 week.

2a) Which Pot is the control set-up? Explain your answer.

Pot B. There is absence of earthworms and all

variables are kept the same.
 Serene wanted to find out if the growth of a plant would be
affected by the presence of earthworms in the soil.
She left 2 pots of plants in the dark for 1 week.

2b) What is the

purpose of control
set-up?.

difference in growth of
Serene is certain that the ______________________

_______________________
the plant in pot A and B is due to the presence of

__________________
earthworm .
QUESTION 3
 Leah wanted to find out if burying prawn shells or egg shells
in the soil will increase the height of her tomato plants.
6B) Describe a
Pot Amount of Amount of Amount of Amount of
prawn egg shell soil (ml) water (ml)
control set-up
shell (g) (g) that Leah should
set up for her
Q 500 None 250 200 experiment.
P None 500 250 200

Describe the Control

Leah should use the same ______________

tomato plant with same
amount
amount
______________ of soil and water as Pot Q and P.

prawn shells or egg shells

She should not bury any _____________________________ in

the soil.
Leah wanted to find out if burying prawn shells or egg shells in the
soil will increase the height of her tomato plants.

3b) What is the

purpose of control ?

the difference the height of her tomato plants

Leah is certain that _____________________________________

In Q and P is due to the__________________________________.

__________ presence of either egg or prawn shells.
QUESTION 4
Alice wanted to find out if bees are attracted to yellow flowers. She used
silk flowers and sprayed them with 50ml of honey.

4a) She wanted to set- up a

control. Describe her control.

yellow
flower with
Any colour
50ml of
honey except
yellow

Describe the Control

white
Alice should use a ____________________ silk flower.

honey
She should spray same number of ______________ .
 Alice wanted to find out if bees are attracted to yellow flowers. She used
silk flowers and sprayed them with 50ml of honey.

4b) What is the purpose of her

control?.

yellow
flower with
50ml of
honey

the difference in the number of bees

She is certain that ____________________________________

__________
visiting is due to the _______________
different in colour of flowers.
QUESTION 5
Mae wanted to find out does bread mould needs water to grow. She
toasted two slices of bread and sprayed different amount of water on
them. She left them in the room for 2 days.
Bread A 100 ml of Very mouldy
water
Bread B 50 ml of Slightly
A B water moudly

5a) If she want to set up a control for her

experiment, describe Mae’s control set-up.

Mae should use the same type of bread and toast it.
same room
She should place set up in a __________________. She should

Not spray any amount of water.

4b) What is the purpose of the
control?

different amount of
With control, she is certain that ____________________________

mould grow on the breads A and B

______________________________it is due to the presence of

different amount of water

_________________________________ .