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Doing Science
› You are going to DO science by:
› Firstasking the question
› Then planning and doing an experiment

How to do › Processing the results

› Evaluating your method
Science
› Considering the significance of your
How scientists find out
about the world. findings
› Developing a hypothesis to explain your
findings.
› Test the hypothesis

The Process of Science

THE QUESTION
how long will
a candle
burn in
different sized
beakers?

1

You are going to investigate
the relationship between
volume of air and the time it
takes for a covered tea-light
to go out. You can use your
initiative to evaluate and
improve upon the method,
and to exercise your skills as
an experimenter!
A note about Scientific Method
Good science involves:
› Having only one variable
› WHY?
› Taking accurate measurements
› Why?
What is a fair test?
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YOUR PLAN SHOULD:
› Have only ONE variable
› Allow ACCURATE measurements
› Have REPEATS to allow for RELIABILITY
› Be prepared to CHANGE METHOD and
start again if you find any design flaws
IN ADDITION
› THINK how you are going to work as a pair
A note about Scientific Method
Good science involves:
› Repeating your experiments
› WHY?
› Evaluating your results
› WHY?
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Apparatus Your Plan

Each pair will have: › Inyour pairs develop the METHOD that
› A tea light you are going to use
› A heat proof mat
› A stop watch
› measuring cylinder
› On the bench will be a series of different
sized beakers.
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