Investigations Flashcards

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Why do we do investigations?

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Because we need to test our prediction and then get evidence to back up our ideas

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Where do we carry out investigations?

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We carry them out in a lab or outside.

If we do them outside the investigation is called fieldwork.
If you do it in a lab you are going to most probably testing chemicals and etc.

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How do you make the investigation a fair test?

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You can only change 1️⃣ thing and keep the ret the same.

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What are the different types of variables?

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  1. Independent variable
  2. Dependent variable
  3. Control variable
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What do the different variables do?

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Independent variable ~the thing you change

Dependent variable ~the effect that you measure

Control variable ~the thing you keep the same

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Why do you need to repeat the investigation?

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You need to repeat it because they need to be accurate

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How careful do you need to be?

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You need to be very careful with your investigation because you might make an error

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What is a systematic error?

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It is an error which you have done all the way through your investigation which means all of your answers are wrong.

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