PACO CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Grade School Department

Science 5

Name:_______________________________________ Date: ___________________

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Experiment no. 1
Rust in a Nail!
I. PROBLEM: Does the rusting rate of an iron nail the same in different types of water?
II. HYPOTHESIS: ______________________________________________________
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III. MATERIALS: (per group)
4 new iron nails of same size 80 mL of alkaline water
4 plastic cups of same size 80 mL of purified water
80 mL of distilled water 100 mL graduated cylinder
80 mL of tap water
IV. PROCEDURES
1. Pour 80mL of different types of water in each set-up. Follow the set-up below:

2. Place an iron nail in each set-up.

3. Write your observations in each set-up. Accomplish the chart below.
V. DATA AND OBSERVATION
Type of Observations
Water Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Tap

Purified

Distilled

Alkaline

Guide Questions
1. In which type of water does rust form the fastest? Why
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2. What type of change happened in iron nail?
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3. Does rust form in all set-ups for 5 days? Why?
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4. If water leads to formation of rust, what can you do to avoid it?
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5. Does rust also form in other types of water such as salt water and rain water? Explain.
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VI. CONCLUSION
I therefore conclude that_____________________________________________________
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Science 5

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Experiment no. 4
Causes of Soil Erosion

I. PROBLEM: What are the causes of soil erosion?

II. MATERIALS:
2 medium size cups small basin
5 five peso coin newspaper
styrocup with 5 medium holes hand fan
water dry soil

III. PROCEDURES:
1. Fill in 2 medium size cup of dry soil.
2. Lay 2 pieces of illustration board on the table and place one 5 peso coin in each.
3. Mound the dry soil in each set-up. Label it as Set-up A and Set-up B.
4. Get a styrocup and punch 5 medium holes on its bottom.
5. Hold the styrocup with holes above the Set-up A and put water on it to represent
rain. Observe what will happen.
6. On Setup B, spread old newspaper beside the illustration board. Fan the mounded
soil using a hand fan. Observe what will happen.

IV. HYPOTHESIS
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V. GUIDE QUESTIONS

1. What happen when the water started to fall on the mounted soil in Set-up A?
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2. How did the soil moved when the water was continuously pour on it?
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3. How did the soil moved when the fan continuously blown the mounted soil in Set-up B?
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4. Which of the two set-ups washed away soil faster?
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5. What made the soil move from one place to another?
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VII. CONCLUSION

I therefore conclude that_____________________________________________________

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Experiment no. 4
Soil Erosion and Steepness of Land
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Grade School Department
Science 4

I. PROBLEM: What are the causes of soil erosion?

II. MATERIALS:
3 pans
water
soil
3 blocks of wood
III. PROCEDURES: dipper
1. Put equal amount of soil in 3 pans.
2. Lay the first one flat on the table. Label it Setup A.
3. Elevate one end of the second pan with a block of wood. Label it Setup B.
4. Elevate one end of the third pan thrice the height of the second pan.
Label it Setup C.
5. Pour equal amount of water in each pan slowly.
6. Observe what happens.

IV. HYPOTHESIS
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V. GUIDE QUESTIONS

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Experiment no. 4
Pores in the Soil
I. PROBLEM: How do sand, clay and loam differ in porosity?

II. MATERIALS:
3 glass funnels timer 3 cups, each containing 50 mL water
3 graduated cylinders 3 cotton balls 1 cup of sand, clay and loam soil

III. PROCEDURES:
1. Prepare three (3) set-ups as shown below. Use cotton balls with the same thickness
for all the set-ups.
SET-UP

2. Pour the water in

each cup into the funnels.
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3. Observe carefully how long it takes for the first drop of water to fall through the
sand. Do the same for the clay and the loam soil. Record your findings in the table.
4. Allow the water to drip continually into the graduated cylinders. When it stops to
drip, determine the volumes of water collected. Record the volumes in the table.

IV. HYPOTHESIS
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V. DATA
SET-UP Time it took for first drop to fall Volume of water collected (mL)
sand
clay
loam

VI. GUIDE QUESTIONS

1. What type of soil has the greatest volume of water that fall down? the least volume?
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2. In what type of soil does water fall down the fastest? the slowest?
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3. Which of the soil is least porous? somewhat porous? most porous?

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4. How does the type of soil affect the time it takes for the water to fall down?
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5. Based on the results, what type of soil is suitable in growing plants? Why?
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VIII. CONCLUSION
I therefore conclude that_____________________________________________________
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