Conducting an Experiment

Objectives

• Show knowledge and understanding of the process and purpose of conducting an experiment
• Show knowledge and understanding of ways of communicating experimental results

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Conducting an Experiment

• Introduction
• What is an Experiment?
• Questions and Problems
• Hypothesis
• Testing a Hypothesis
• Variables
• Fairness
• Using Tools
• Display of Results
• Line Graphs
• Communication
• Summary

Activity - Presenting Results

• Students explore a number of different ways to present the results of an experiment.