Difference between revisions of "Method"

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Key Stage 2

Meaning

A method is the set of instructions you follow to complete an experiment.

About Methods

A method can be followed if you are trying to copy another person's experiment.

A method can be written if you have created your own experiment and want other people to be able to copy it.

Methods should be written in the form of "writing to instruct". They do not use any personal pronouns; I, you, he, she, we, or they.

A method often has a diagram with it to identify how to set up the experiment or name the pieces of equipment.

Examples

Diagram	Method	Results
		Method 1. Take a small sample of cheese, pasta, potato, chicken and bread 2. Place each sample in a different spot on the spotting tile and note their location. 3. Record the colour of the iodine before using it. 3. Use a dropper to add one drop of iodine to each food. 4. Record the colour of the iodine after using it.

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 : A '''method''' can be written if you have created your own experiment and want other people to be able to copy it.
 : '''Methods''' should be written in the form of "writing to instruct". They do not use any personal pronouns; I, you, he, she, we, or they.
+: A '''method''' often has a [[diagram]] with it to identify how to set up the [[experiment]] or name the pieces of [[equipment]].
 ===Examples===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
+|'''Diagram'''
+|'''Method'''
 |'''Results'''
-|'''Conclusion'''
 |-
+|[[File:IodineStarch.png|center|300px]]
 |[[File:Results4.png|center|300px]]
-| style="height:200px; width:300px; text-align:center;" | '''Descriptive Conclusion'''
+| style="height:200px; width:300px; text-align:left;" | '''Method'''
-Most trees have green leaves, but not all trees have green leaves because maple has red leaves.
+. Take a small sample of cheese, pasta, potato, chicken and bread
-|-
+. Place each sample in a different spot on the spotting tile and note their location.
-|[[File:Results5.png|center|300px]]
+. Record the colour of the iodine before using it.
-| style="height:200px; width:300px; text-align:center;" | '''Descriptive Conclusion'''
+. Use a dropper to add one drop of iodine to each food.
-Most people have brown eyes. Grey eyes were the least common. There are the same number of people with blue eyes as hazel eyes.
+. Record the colour of the iodine after using it.
-|-
-|[[File:Results3.png|center|300px]]
-| style="height:200px; width:300px; text-align:center;" | '''Explanatory Conclusion'''
-Iodine changes colour when it is in the presence of starch. When the iodine was added to pasta, potato and bread the iodine changed colour from orange/brown to blue/black because they all contain starch.
 |}