Working Scientifically Key Stage 3
Contents
Scientific Enquiry
Beginning an Enquiry
Variables
- Independent Variable
- Dependent Variable
- Control
- Categoric Variable
- Discrete Variable
- Continuous Variable
Methodology
Scientific Evidence
Results
Data Handling
- Units
- Unit Prefixes
- Converting Units
- Table of Results
- Experimental Errors
- Range
- Anomaly
- Mean Average
Conclusions
Theories
Communicating Ideas
Graphs
Quantities and Units
Units
- SI Units
- Mass
- Volume
- Density
- Time
- Distance, Displacement, Wavelength
- Area
- Angle
- Speed and Velocity
- Acceleration
- Moments
- Momentum
- Temperature
- Energy and Work Done
- Power
- Electrical Charge
- Electrical Current
- Potential Difference
- Electrical Resistance
- Radioactivity
- Radiation Dose
- Force
- Pressure
- Frequency
- Magnetic Flux Density
- Moles
- Concentration
- Light Intensity
Equipment
Measuring Instruments
- Ammeter
- Burette
- Data Logger
- Geiger Counter
- Joulemeter
- Luxmeter
- Measuring Cylinder
- Measuring Scale
- Newton Meter
- Oscilloscope
- pHmeter
- Pipette
- Protractor
- Ruler
- Syringe
- Thermometer
- Stopwatch
- Voltmeter
Observational Equipment
- Growth Medium
- Magnifying Glass
- Microscope
- Petri Dish
- Pitfall Trap
- Pondnet
- Pooter
- Quadrat
- Specimen Jar
- Spotting Tile
- Sweepnet
- Telescope