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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
1.1 WHAT IS SCIENCE?
1. Science is ......................................................................................................................
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2. Natural phenomena are
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3. The examples of natural phenomena
a) .....................................................................................................................................
b) .....................................................................................................................................
c) .....................................................................................................................................
d) .....................................................................................................................................
e) .....................................................................................................................................
f) .....................................................................................................................................
4. The importance of science in everyday life. Please tick (/) for the correct answer.
a. Transportation is faster, comfortable and more convenient.
b. Agricultural and livestock products are of higher yields, able to resist
diseases and are better value.
c. Our lives and our daily activities are closely related to science.
d. Long distance communications is easier, faster and less expensive.
e. Science is the systematic study of nature to nature understand how it
affects our lives and the environment.
f. People are healthier and able to live longer due to the early detection and
effective treatment of diseases.
5. The career that related to science. Choose correct answer.
Biologist

Geologist

Botanist

Meteorologist

Astronaut

Zoologist

Career

Explaination
Study of plant
Study of living things
Study of minerals and rock
Study of universe
Study of weather
Study of animals
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1.2 A SCIENCE LABORATORY
1. A general rule in a science laboratory and a safety precaution in a science laboratory.
Please tick (/) the thing that you should do in laboratory and cross (X) the thing that
you shouldnt do in laboratory.
No student is allowed to enter laboratory without teachers permission and they
have to wait in line outside of laboratory.
Food and drinks are allowed in a laboratory.
Apparatus and chemicals must not be taken out of a laboratory.
When carry out an experiment student should ask teachers permission first.
Students do not have to read and understands the instructions given before
attemping to do experiments.
Students should not play or walk around in the laboratory.
Students should handle all apparatus correctly and carefully.
A Bunsen burner can lit with a piece of paper.
Students should check the labels on the reagent to make sure that it is the
correct chemical.
Do not handle chemicals with your fingers. Always use a spatula.
Chemicals should not be wasted.any excess chemical should not be poured
back into the reagent bottle.
Water, gas and electricity can be wasted.
If a boiling tube is heated, students should not point toward anybody.
Solid waste can be thrown into sinks.
You can tasted the chemicals in a laboratory.
Breakages and faulty of equipment must be reported to the teacher once.
After experiment, all used apparatus must be washed and returned to their
respective places.
Hands must be washed thouroughly.
The benches must be left clean and tidy.
All taps and switches must be turned off.
2. Common laboratory apparatus.
Apparatus
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3. Using a bunsen burner. Please draw the diagram of the bunsen burner.
Bunsen burner

Steps to use bunsen burner.

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4. Hazard symbols.

1.3 The Steps in a Scientific Investigation.

Identifying the problem.

Planning the experiment.

SCIENCE
PROCESS
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Controlling the variables.
Making conclusions.

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1.4 Physical Quantities and Their Units.
1. The SI Units and symbols of physical quantities.
SI Unit

Physical Quantity

Name

Symbol

Length
Mass
Time
Temperature
Electric current
2. Symbols and numerical values of prefixes.
Prefix
Symbol
Numerical Value
G
1 000 000 000
M
1 000 000
k
1 000
h
100
de
10
d
0.1
c
0.01
m
0.001

0.000 001
n
0.000 000 0001
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6.

Lengths are measured by using ...................... and ............................................. .

A curved line is measured by using a .............................. and a ................................. .
Diameters are measured using ............................... and ............................... callipers.
a) The area of a ......................... figure is calculated using a .................................... .
b) The area of an ............................. figure can be estimated using a ................... paper.
7. The volume of a liquid is measured by using .....................................................,
............................... or ............................................ .
8. The volume of an irregular solid can be measured by using the
.............................................. and a ................................................... .
9. Mass is the quantity of ............................ contained in an ........................... . Mass is
.................. . Mass is measured using ......................................... , beam or
.......................... balances.
10. The weight of an object depends on the ........................ gravitational pull. A
....................... balance is used to measure weight.
11. Time is measured using ................................. .
12. The time taken to make one ................................... is called the ......................... of
oscillation. The period of oscillation of a pendulum ................................ as the length
of the pendulum .................................... .
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