1. 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.

2. Title An investigation into... An experiment to show...

3. Key words/phrases for this investigation EnglishMy first language dependent variable independent variable equipment fair test evaluation

4. Aim I am trying to find out whether/if/why/which/ what …

5. 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 …

6. Equipment I will need:

7. Diagram beaker tripod gauze heatproof mat solution

8. Prediction I think that when I … – it will … – because …

9. Method 1.First I … 2.After that I … 3.Next … 4.Then I … 5.Finally I …

10. Safety measures I had to take the following safety measures: because:

11. 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

12. A bar chart to show … Results

13. A graph to show … Results

14. Conclusion My results showed that … This happened because …

15. Evaluation The investigation worked well/didn’t work well because … It could be improved if I …