This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Science investigation Intermediate PowerPoint Subject:Science Age groups:12–14, 15–16 Topic: EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2015 Source | This resource was originally developed by Simon Beavan and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.
Title An investigation into... An experiment to show...
Key words/phrases for this investigation EnglishMy first language dependent variable independent variable equipment fair test evaluation
Aim I am trying to find out whether/if/why/which/ what …
Variables The variable that I will change is … The variable that I will measure is … I will keep the other variables the same to make sure it is a fair test. The variables that I will keep the same are called the control variables. My control variables are … This means I will …
Equipment I will need:
Diagram beaker tripod gauze heatproof mat solution
Prediction I think that when I … – it will … – because …
Method 1.First I … 2.After that I … 3.Next … 4.Then I … 5.Finally I …
Safety measures I had to take the following safety measures: because:
Results A table to show … Size of ice cube (Independent variable) Time taken to melt (mins/secs) (Dependent variable) 1cm3 mins 20 secs 2cm5 mins 10 secs 3cm7 mins 40 secs
A bar chart to show … Results
A graph to show … Results
Conclusion My results showed that … This happened because …
Evaluation The investigation worked well/didn’t work well because … It could be improved if I …