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Key Stage 2
Meaning
Reproducible means if one scientist makes an observation or measurement, another scientist should be able to make the same observation or measurement and get the same result.
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Reproducible means if one scientist makes an observation or measurement, another scientist should be able to make the same observation or measurement and get the same result.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A reproducible experiment is one which can be done again by another scientist and still get the same results.
About Reproducibility
- If two scientist cannot get the same results for the same experiment then the experiment is considered unreliable.
- If an experiment cannot be reproduced then it is likely that there were control variables that were not properly controlled.
- Reliable conclusions cannot be drawn from an experiment which is not reproducible.