Give one example of a practical task in science
eg. mixing liquids, doing an experiment, measuring ingredients
In an experiment, two children grow the same kind of plant in the same place for a month. The boy waters the plant once a day and the girl waters the plant twice a day. What is the variable in this experiment?
The number of times a day the plant is watered is the variable
1. Put 20ml of liquid into the test tube. 2. Add the crystals. 3. Stir the ingredients. Instructions like this in science are known as the what?
Method
Name five different items of equipment used in science
eg. test tube, petri dish, funnel, beaker
Give a definition of the word 'constant'
To remain the same. Something that doesn't change
Think of a word that rhymes with beaker
meeker, weaker, seeker
The part of the experiment that stays the same is known as the what?
constant
Use the word 'practical' in a sentence
eg. in science we did a practical lesson looking at how chemicals react with each other
Use the word 'variable' in a sentence
eg. the amount of water was the variable in the experiment
