{"id":249,"date":"2016-06-07T15:08:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T15:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2016-06-10T19:48:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T19:48:46","slug":"experiment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEARNING OUTCOMES:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

A student should be able to :<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Identify variables in a given situation,<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. identify a question suitable for\u00a0 scientific investigation,<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. form a hypothesis,<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. design and carry out a simple experiment to test the hypothesis,<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. record and present data in a suitable\u00a0 form,<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. interpret data to draw a conclusion,<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. write a report of the investigation.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A scientific investigation begins with observation<\/u>.\u00a0 When observing,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      we come out some questions.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (i.e : hearing, smelling, touching,<\/p>\n

      tasting, seeing)<\/p>\n

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      1. b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Making inference<\/u><\/em> is a early assessment or explanation that is<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        carried out to answer the question raised. Inference is an early conclusion to what we observed<\/p>\n

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        1. c)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Form a\u00a0 hypothesis<\/u><\/em> which is the statement of relationship between<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          the manipulated variable and the responding variable we would<\/p>\n

          expect.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

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          1. d)\u00a0 \u00a0Aim<\/u><\/em> has to be stated\u00a0 so that all the investigating effort\u00a0 is centred<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            on the main subject.<\/p>\n

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            1. e)\u00a0\u00a0 Identify all the variables ;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              i )\u00a0 Manipulated variable<\/strong><\/em><\/u> is a quantity we manipulate \/<\/p>\n

              variable which causes other secondary variables to change.<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

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              1. ii)\u00a0\u00a0 Responding variable<\/u><\/strong><\/em> is the quantity which is affected by the<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                manipulated variable and is measured experimentally.<\/p>\n

                iii)\u00a0\u00a0 Fixed variable<\/u><\/strong> is the quantity that does not change<\/p>\n

                throughout the experiment.<\/p>\n

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                1. f) Apparatus<\/strong><\/u><\/em> \/ Materials needed to be listed according its specification<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  example measuring instrument to ensure the success the<\/p>\n

                  experiment.<\/p>\n

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                  1. g)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Procedure<\/u><\/strong> is the sequence of action or operation in order to carry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    out the experiment according to the instructions given.<\/p>\n

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                    1. h)\u00a0\u00a0 Observation<\/strong> is the listing and tabulation of all data obtained in the<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      experiment.<\/p>\n

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                      1. i)\u00a0\u00a0 Analysing of data<\/u><\/em> can be carried out by plotting the graph,<\/u><\/em> followed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        by the interpretation\u00a0 of graph or calculation to obtain the required<\/p>\n

                        value.<\/p>\n

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                        1. j) Discussion<\/u><\/em> needs to be stated to find out whether the result obtained support the stated hypothesis. Precautions of the experiment can be suggested to overcome the weakness, to reduce the experimental error or to improve the result of the experiment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          1. k) A conclusion<\/u><\/em> is stated concerning the result of the experiment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            (is written in accordance with the aim of the experiment and based\u00a0on graph).<\/p>\n

                            By comparing with the aim stated, this will determine<\/p>\n

                            whether the hypothesis is accepted or rejected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                            LEARNING OUTCOMES: A student should be able to : Identify variables in a given situation, identify a question suitable for\u00a0 scientific investigation, form a hypothesis, design and carry out a simple experiment to test the hypothesis, record and present data Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251,"href":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nexeonsoft.com\/smartschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}