Grading criteria

7-8
5-6

3-4
1-2
Multiple ideas related together and linked to
Multiple ideas related together extended areas (beyond what you have been

Multiple ideas taught)

Single idea
In this report it might be making links to additional
scientific content or application.
 1 Describe the problem or observation you would like to understand or
investigate

The problem is that the water is green! Why is the water green? And what did do to make the
water green

e pr o b lem /o b s erv a t ion

Th

In a statement make a best guess for what/why this might

be happening

Hypothesis
 Use this mind map to help you think of what else might affect the problem
2 Scientific reasoning

Extra guesses

Best guess Hypothesis

Extra guesses
Extra guesses The problem

Overall.... because....and relates to science because..

 Variables and data collection
3
Dependent variables
Hypothesis
What could this look like I could measure this by

in the investigation
effect

Independent Experiment
effect
variable

The variable
you will effect
change

How you could manipulate your

independent variable

Overall.... I will.... and this will be enough because...

4
Discuss your independent variable, dependent variable and your control variables

Finalise independent variable and dependent variable and write them into a sentence as
a question

e a r ch Q
Res
 Method
5
First

Suggest a reason you

picked this order
 6 Present collected data

Raw data
Units and titles

Graph rules

Averages • Title
Units and titles • Axis scale
Sufficent • Axis label
and relevent data • Trend line
• Points plotted correctly
7 interpret data and outline results
Support explanation with evidence Support generalisation with
examples (validity) explanation (reliability)
Example Explain
Generalisation

discuss the validity

Discuss the results with the prediction
of the prediction
8
discuss the validity of the method
Evaluate correctly
Evidence for accept/reject/uncertain - how reliable
were your results

Evidence against
 Describe improvements or extensions
9
If this part was improved then the result would be...
issues by...

Method

Overall.... because.... because

10 Consider how your hypothesis will relates to the research question and your initial problem.

Hypothesis Research Q
The problem
• To achieve a high level answer remember to
include how you have linked pieces of the
report together, or to new ideas.
• Feel free to drag and drop symbols
where you have achieved them
7-8
5-6
3-4
1-2
Multiple ideas related together and linked to
Multiple ideas related extended areas (beyond what you have been

Multiple toether taught)

Single
ideas
idea