Practice 3: Planning & Carrying Out Investigations
Investigations Can Be Designed To: |
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Investigations Have Reproducible Data |
> Procedures are clear and complete.
> Tools and materials are appropriate to the task. > Precision (how close you are to the target) and accuracy (how often do you hit the same area) are attended to. > Outside variables are controlled as much as possible. |
Sample Size is Important in Investigations |
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SCIENTIFIC TOOLS.pdf | |
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Jedi Masters of This Practice Can: |
> Plan appropriate scientific investigations.
> Scientific investigations answer scientifically testable questionsusing reproducible results from robust data sets. > Generate testable scientific questions. > Predict possible outcomes to an investigation or experiment. > Generate testable hypotheses that not only predict possible outcomes, but also propose an explanation for the possible outcome. > Identify materials and procedures needed to carry out an investigation. > Identify the variables that are part of an investigations. > Use appropriate lab equipment, technology, and techniques to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. > Record and represent data in the appropriate form. > Use appropriate lab safety procedures. |