Description

Worksheet Contents

• This worksheet covers:

• Making observations

• Qualitative and quantitative observations

• Making an inference

• Formulating a hypothesis

• Conducting a fair test

• Dependent and independent variables

• Control variables

• Test groups and control groups

• Accepting or rejecting hypotheses

• Scientific theories

• Scientific laws

• Comparing theories and laws

• Includes

• Topic outline.

• Short-answer questions.

• Research Activity.

• Set of 15 flashcards covering key definitions.

• Teacher version containing complete answers.

• Aligned to the Australian Year 7 Science curriculum.

• 13 pages.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this worksheet students will be able to:

• ☑   Identify the key steps in the scientific method, in the correct order.

• ☑   Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative observations.

• ☑   Give examples of qualitative and quantitative observations.

• ☑   Distinguish between observations, inferences and predictions.

• ☑   Identify the five senses.
  • ☑   Give examples of qualities that can be observed using each of the senses.
  • ☑   Formulate a hypothesis for an experiment.
  • ☑   Describe the key features of a fair test.
  • ☑   Identify the dependent variable in a fair test.
  • ☑   Identify the independent variable in a fair test.
  • ☑   Identify control variables in a fair test.
  • ☑   Explain why there can be only one independent variable in a fair test.
  • ☑   Explain why control variables need to be kept constant during a fair test.
  • ☑   Identify assumptions made during a fair test.
  • ☑   Discuss how group size and number of repetitions affect the reliability of a fair test.
  • ☑   Distinguish between factual and non-factual statements.
  • ☑   Describe the features of a scientific theory.
  • ☑   Describe the features of a scientific law.
  • ☑   Distinguish between scientific theories and scientific laws.

   

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