INVESTIGATION SKILLS Flashcards
What is the aim?
The purpose of the investigation.
What is the hypothesis?
The prediction of the outcome of an investigation.
Define an independent variable?
What is being changed (cause).
Define a dependent variable?
What is being measured (effect).
Define a control variable?
What is being kept the same.
What is the purpose of equipment?
It’s tools and instruments used to carry out an investigation.
What are results?
Gathering and recording data.
What is the conclusion?
Summarizing results and linking to the hypothesis.
What is the discussion?
“Why did you get those results?”.
What is accuracy?
How close the final result is to the correct or accepted value and the closer it is the more accurate the experiment.
What is reliability?
How close repeated measurements are to each other.
How should reliability be discussed?
Reliability should be covered by discussing how many times the experiment was done in the assessment and can be referenced to a line graph in final exam.
