DESIGNING FAIR TEST

The Problem:
(IV) (DV)
What is the relationship between ....... And .......
(IV)
(IV)
Which ....... Is better to (DV)
......
(IV) (DV)
Do the ........ can made the ........

What to change - Independent Variable

(How to change ?)
What to observe - Dependent Variable
(How to measure the observation ?)
What to keep the same Constant
FOUR QUESTION
APPROACH
( 4QA )
The Growth of The
Mould On A Slice of
Bread
Q1 What materials do you need?

Slices of bread
Water
Dropper
Places
Humidity
Temperature
Q2 What do you want to observe?

The formation of mould / fungus

Area covered
Colour / type
Rate of growth
Odour / smell
Q3 What do you need to change
to affect the result ?
Bread : Type of bread (brand), thickness,
size,
Water : Type of water, amount, way of
Places : Location of experiment
Humidity : Percentage of
Temperature : Degree of
Q4 How do you measure the change?
( formation of fungus )

Area : Centimetre square / proportion

Colour : Brown, green, yellow, ....
Rate of : Faster/slower, by day/hours
Smell : Exist or not

Fungus formed or not

 Designing A Fair Test
Things to Change (Q3) Things to Measure (Q4)
Type of bread / brand Area - cm square,
Thickness of bread proportion,
Type of water Colour - Name the colour,
Type of places Rate of - Faster/ slower,
Percentage of humidity number of days
Degree of temperature
Smell - Kind of,

Fungus formed / not

Designing A Fair Test (1)
My Problem
Which water make fungus appear
faster ?
Type of water Rain Drain River Lake

Number of day
( fungus appear )

Things to keep the same:

Type/size of bread, amount of water,
place/humidity/ temperature, ect.
Designing A Fair Test (2)
My Problem
Which places easier for fungus to
grow ?
Location Cabinet Cupboard On table Fridge

Portion of
fungus

Things to keep the same:

Type of bread, size of bread, time taken,
Heating Liquid
Q1 What materials do you need?

60

Water / liquid
45 15

30

Beaker
Thermometer
Tripod
Burner
Location / place
Stopwatch
Q2 What do you want to observe?

Water/liquid Temperature
Time Taken
Q3 What do you need to change
to affect the result?

Water/liquid Type of water/liquid // Volume

Beaker Size/volume/type
Thermometer Brand/type
Tripod Height
Burner Size of the flame
Stopwatch Heating time
Place Location
Q4 How do you measure the change?

Temperature: Water/liquid temperature

every ...... minutes

Time Taken: Time taken to boil / to reach at a certain

degree
 Designing A Fair Test
Things to Change (Q3) Things to Measure (Q4)
Type of water/liquid
Volume of water Water/liquid temperature
Heating time Time taken to ......
Size/volume/type of beaker
Height of tripod
Size of the flame
Location of the experiment
Designing A Fair Test (1)
My Problem
Do the heating time affect the
temperature of the water ?

Heating Time 0 5 10 15

Water Temperature

Things to keep the same:

Volume of water, height of tripod, size of
beaker, size of flame, type of water,
location ect.
Designing A Fair Test (2)
My Problem
Which liquid will boiled faster?

Type of Liquid A B C C

Time Taken to Boil

Things to keep the same:

The Volume of the liquid, size of the
beaker, size of the flame, location, height
of the tripod, ect.
Designing A Fair Test (3)
My Problem
Do the different amount of
water boiled at the different
time ?

Things to keep the same:

 Workgroup Task
By using 4QA strategy, design a fair test.

Follow up working on your Mind Map.