Extended Experimental Investigations (Junior Cert Science): Flashcards
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Extended experimental investigation
Extended experimental investigation
Finding answers through planning & experimentation
Independent variable
Independent variable
What you change in your experiment
Dependent variable
Dependent variable
What you measure to see effect of changes
Controlled variables
Controlled variables
What you keep constant throughout experiment
Fair test
Fair test
Only one variable changed, all else kept same
Hypothesis format in investigations
Hypothesis format in investigations
IF...THEN statement predicting what will happen
Exploratory-type investigation
Exploratory-type investigation
Observing & studying without changing anything
Variable-type investigation
Variable-type investigation
Actively changing one variable to see effect on another
Quantitative data
Quantitative data
Data involving measurements and numbers
Reliability in experiments
Reliability in experiments
Getting consistent results when repeating experiment