Standard Grade Investigations Guidance for Pupils

Ideas for Investigations Think of measurable properties (also called factors or variables) – e.g. temperature, time, length, mass etc Think of situations where two of these might be related Think of how you could in investigate this type of situation safely in a laboratory

Completing the Investigation Booklet Answer fully, but keep your answer brief Label all diagrams Tables should have headings and units Graphs should have labelled scales with units

Be careful with - Aim should mention two variables Hypothesis needs direction Measurements should be repeated and an average taken Graphs should use average values Only one investigation can use a bar chart