GROUP:__________

STATION
AIM:

TO STUDY THE ROLE OF WATER IN ACIDS AND

ALKALIS

APPARATUS / MATERIALS:
Evaporating dish (4 units), dropper (1 unit), 50 ml beaker (1 unit), pH meter, citric acid
crystals (1 spatula), sodium hydroxide crystals (1 spatula), distilled water (1 bottle)
*PRECAUTION:

Please wear a pair of gloves BEFORE conducting the experiment.

Citric acid crystals

Evaporating dish

Diagram 1

PROCEDURE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Put 1 spatula of citric acid crystals in the evaporating dish.

Place the pH meter onto the citric acid crystals.
Observe and record your findings in Table 1.1.
Add a few drops of water to the citric acid crystals.
Place the pH meter into the mixture.
Observe and record your findings in Table 1.1.
Repeat Step 1-6 by using sodium hydroxide crystals.

OBSERVATION:

Materials

Changes on Litmus Paper

Citric acid crystals

Citric acid crystals + water
Sodium hydroxide crystals
Sodium hydroxide crystals + water
Table 1.1
[4 marks]
QUESTIONS:
1. In your opinion, why do the citric acid and sodium hydroxide crystals do not show any

change on initial reading?

_____________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
2. What is the function of water to acids and alkalis?
_____________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
3. Based on your observation, what is the property of the following substances:
i.
Citric acid solution
:
_______________________
ii.
Sodium hydroxide solution
:
_______________________
[2 marks]
4. Give one example of materials used in daily life that matches the property of:
i.
Citric acid solution
:
_______________________
ii.
Sodium hydroxide solution
:
_______________________
[2 marks]

GROUP:__________

STATION
AIM:

TO CARRY OUT MEASUREMENTS BY USING SUITABLE

INSTRUMENTS

APPARATUS / MATERIALS:

Objects to be measured, Ruler, Thread, Internal and External Callipers and Graph Papers

PROCEDURE:
1. At this station, you will see a bunch of objects to be measured.
2. Observe each object and decide the best instrument to be used.
3. Measure and write down the readings in the table provided below.
OBSERVATION:
Object

Instrument Used

Readings

1. Area of the leaf

2. External diameter of a
beaker
3. Thickness of a piece of
paper
Table 1.1
[6 marks]
QUESTIONS:
1. (a) Sometimes, measurements are repeated several times to get
____________________________
[2 mark]
(b) Give a reason/importance of the practice done in 1 (a)

__________________________________________________________________
[2 mark]

GROUP:__________

STATION
AIM:

TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF OXYGEN IN AIR

APPARATUS / MATERIALS:
Rubber bands, water, candle, matches, plasticine, gas jar stand, glass trough
PROCEDURE:
1. By using rubber bands, divide the gas jar into five equal parts.
2. Stick some plasticine to the bottom of the candle to make it more stable.

3. Place the lighted candle inside the gas jar as shown in Diagram 1.
4. Observe what happens.

Diagram 1
OBSERVATION
a) Complete the diagram below based on your observations :

Diagram 2

[1
mark]

b) Conclusion
The percentage of oxygen in the air is about ______________

[1 mark]

QUESTIONS:
1. Based on your observations, complete the word equation below to represent the
combustion of hydrocarbons
Hydrocarbons

Oxygen

Heat
energy
+

Carbon
dioxide
[2 marks]

2. Carbon compounds are also combustible.

Give one example of a carbon compound.
Example: _________________________________________

[1 mark]

3. Complete the word equation below to represent the combustion reaction of carbon
compounds with oxygen.

Carbon +
compound

Oxygen

Heat
+
energy
+

[2 marks]
4. State three conditions that must be present for combustion to take place
i.
________________________________
ii.
________________________________
iii.
________________________________
[3 marks]

GROUP:__________

STATION
AIM:

TO BUILD AN AIR-POWERED CAR MODEL

APPARATUS / MATERIALS:
Floral foam (1 unit), Drinking straws (4 units/any suitable amount), Satay sticks (2 units/Any
suitable amount), Mini cups (4 units), Balloon (1 unit), Cellotape (1 unit)

PROCEDURE:
1. Based your creativity, plan and sketch the drawing of your air-powered car in the
following box.
2. Use all materials provided. You may add suitable material to make it a stable car.

3. Present/Explain the design and justify the reasons it was built that way.
4. Run/Test-drive it on the runway. The time taken for it to reach the end of the runway
will be recorded.

[20 marks]