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.
Examples
| Results | Conclusion |
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Descriptive Conclusion
Most trees have green leaves, but not all trees have green leaves because maple has red leaves. |
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Descriptive Conclusion
Most people have brown eyes. Grey eyes were the least common. There are the same number of people with blue eyes as hazel eyes. |
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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. |