Where are pupil friendly level descriptors for Scientific Enquiry? |
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Posted: 26 Aug, 2006
by: Overy M.
Updated: 26 Aug, 2006
by: Overy M.
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To achieve level 3 you need to:
Suggest ways of carrying out experiments to answer a scientific question
Carry out a fair test
Carry out experiments using the equipment you have been given
Observe what is happening as you carry out the experiment
Write down your results
Identify any pattern in your results
Explain your observations and patterns in your results
Suggest how to improve your experiment
To achieve level 4 you need to:
Achieve a level 3 and:
Plan how to carry out an experiment
Identify the variables in the experiment
Choose suitable equipment
Demonstrate which variables you need to control and which you need to change
Write a prediction explaining what you think will happen
Collect results and record them in a table
Produce a bar chart of your results
Explain what your results show
Give reasons for any changes you could make to improve your work
To achieve level 5 you need to:
Achieve a level 4 and:
Select the appropriate equipment for the experiment and use it effectively
Identify the best way of carrying out the experiment
Explain which are the key variables in the experiment
Relate your prediction to your scientific knowledge
Repeat experiments and calculate average results
Produce line graphs of your results
Explain what your results show using scientific theory
Suggest how to improve your method
To achieve level 6 you need to:
Achieve a level 5 and:
Use scientific information to plan your experiment.
Select the appropriate equipment to allow you to make precise measurements
Calculate averages to 2 decimal points
Produce line graphs with appropriate scales. Where appropriate draw lines of best fit.
Identify any results that do not fit into the pattern
Relate your conclusions to your predictions and to scientific theory
Explain how to improve your method to get more reliable results, and why these modifications will make your results more reliable.
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