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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the Aim of an experiment?
A statement that describes what the investigation is trying to find out
A statement that tells you the results of the experiment
A statement showing how you did the experiment
A statement describing your observations throughout the experiment
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a Variable?
Variations within the experiment
The repeating of the experiment by classmates
Anything that can change during an experiment
Something that must be keep the same during an experiment
- 3. Multiple Choice
The independent variable
Changes due to other factors
The change that you are making on purpose
Is an individual step of the experiment
Can be different when repeating the same experiment
- 4. Multiple Choice
The dependant variable
Is the thing you measure
Depends on the people/place doing the experiment
Must not change during the experiment
Is the thing you change on purpose
- 5. Multiple Choice
A controlled variable
The thing you change on purpose
Can be measured to test your hypothesis
Something in an experiment that can change but we keep the same
Is the thing that determines how the experiment is run, in control of the experiment
- 6. Multiple Choice
The control group
The parts of the experiment you keep the same
The only group you collect data from
The group you change on purpose
Does not have the independent variable and is used for comparison
- 7. Multiple Choice
A Hypothesis
What you think will happen starting with "I predict..."
A statement of your prediction for the outcome of the experiment
A summary of the dependent variable
A statement explaining what your experiment found out
- 8. Multiple Choice
When drawing scientific diagrams
You can use pen and/or texta
They must be shaded or coloured in
Must be 2D side on
Your label arrows need to crossover
- 9. Multiple Choice
When recording data in a table
Include column and row headings
Use pen
You do not need to include units
You can put the independent and dependent variables which ever side you like
- 10. Multiple Choice
A column graph can be used for (select all that apply)
Categorical data
Numerical data
Qualitative data
Quantitative data
- 11. Multiple Choice
When drawing your graph, which is not correct
Using pencil
Labelling your axis with units
Having a scale that is uneven/unequal
Having an appropriate title
- 12. Multiple Choice
Materials and methods section
Must be specific
Can say "I did" or "I will"
Must be general with gaps so that someone else can change things
Should not include information like volumes or quantities
- 13. Multiple Choice
An experiment is reliable if
The experiment is done 3 times with big differences in results
You made a mistake in one trail but did not change it in the next
The same/similar results are obtained from 3 or more trials
It takes the same amount of time to complete each trail
- 14. Multiple Choice
A valid experiment
Has more than 1 independent variable
Has multiple dependent variables
Tests the thing you want to test
Has an uncontrolled variable
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