Lesson 5 - Carrying out an Investigation

australian curriculum objective

Planning and conducting

'Collaboratively and individually plan and conduct a range of investigation types, including fieldwork and experiments, ensuring safety and ethical guidelines are followed'

• working collaboratively to decide how to best approach an investigation
• taking into consideration all aspects of fair testing, available equipment and safe investigation when planning investigations

'Measure and control variables, select equipment appropriate to the task and collect data with accuracy'

• using specialised equipment to increase the accuracy of measurement within an investigation
• identifying and explaining the differences between controlled, dependent and independent variables

'Construct and use a range of representations, including graphs, keys and models to represent and analyse patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate'

• describing measures of central tendency and identifying outliers for quantitative data

'Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions based on evidence'

• constructing tables, graphs, keys and models to represent relationships and trends in collected data
• drawing conclusions based on a range of evidence including primary and secondary sources

practical assessment task

Congratulations on being hired as a Scientist by AIS Environmental Enterprises!

Your first task is to Plan, Design and Carry out an Investigation into the following Scientific Question:

'How does the TIME TAKEN TO HEAT ICE affect the TEMPERATURE OF THE ICE-WATER MIXTURE'

In this activity you can work in Pairs and you will be assessed on handing in the following sheets:

good luck!!