Experiment title:

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This experiment will test the hypothesis that

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This is the idea you are testing
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I predict that
Make specific (and numeric) predictions,
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e.g. as x doubles, y will double.
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because________________________________________________________
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You should write an explanation of the
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science behind the hypothesis.
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Variables
Independent
variable:________________________________________________________
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Dependent
variable:________________________________________________________
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Control Variable Why it needs to be a control variable

   
Control variables are the things you keep the
  same
  throughout the experiment.
   
Explain how it would affect the results if the
   
variable were not kept the same.
   
 Equipment Diagram
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Draw a diagram of how the
List all the
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equipment you are
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going to use. equipment in the diagram.
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Method
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Write a step-by-step_______________________________
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how to carry out_______________________________
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It should be possible_______________________________
for someone to follow
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your instructions and
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experiment exactly
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Results
       

       

             

             

             

 
Your independent variable should go on the left, the
           

  dependent variable should be in the next few columns

           

  (repeat each reading 3 times and calculate a mean of

           

  your repeats). Additional columns are for further

           

    calculations if required.
         

  Remember to put the units in the headings only.

           

             
 Plot your graph on here. Make the graph as big as possible
with sensible divisions (each square should be a round
number or an easy decimal e.g. 0.1, 0.2 or 0.5).
Label the axes with units and use a sharp pencil to plot the
points.
Draw a clear line of best fit, (do not just join up the dots!)
to show the general trend in the data. Your line might be
straight or might be curved. It might go through the origin,
it might not.
Don’t forget to use a title! (something simple, like ‘a car
rolling down a ramp’)
Circle any data points which clearly do not fit the trend, and
label them ‘Anomaly’.
 Conclusion
I have found that
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Describe the pattern which the line of best fit
This is
follows. Is the relationship proportional?
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Explain the science behind the relationship.
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Evaluation
I trust my conclusion because:
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How reliable is your conclusion? Are the points on your
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graph close to your line of best fit? Are your repeat
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readings all similar to each other?
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Strengths of the method:
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What aspects of your method led to reliable results?
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Sources of error Improvements to the method
   

   
What aspects of your method For each source of error,
led
 
to error in your results?
  suggest an improvement to
(error does not mean the method which would
mistakes,
  just where the  value reduce or remove this
you measured is different to source of error.
 
the true value.  
Causes of anomalies:
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If you had any anomalies, explain here what may have
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caused them, including why the anomaly is a higher/lower
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reading than expected.
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