Practical investigations in science

Practical investigation resources to help your students plan their experiments in science

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Students carrying KS3 practical demonstrations and GCSE required practicals in science

KS3 practical demonstrations and GCSE required practicals resources to support science students with planning experiments

Encourage your students to explore the methodical process of planning and carrying out practical experiments. Support them in their understanding of hypotheses, methodologies, observation, results, conclusions and improvements with this selection of practical investigation resources.

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KS3 practical demonstrations

KS3 Science - Practical investigations - Part 1
Alex Johnston

KS3 Science - Practical investigations - Part 1

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These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are desig...
KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 2
Alex Johnston

KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 2

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These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are design...
Investigation Planning Sheet
TashS85

Investigation Planning Sheet

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A sheet I designed to guide KS3 learners through practical investigations. Especially good for Year 7's who are new to the KS3 investigations, or low ability Year 8 and 9&'s. Works well blown up to A3 size.
Science investigation plan sheet
Miss-Tee

Science investigation plan sheet

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for pupils to record thoughts about investigations (what are my variables, what will I keep the same, what I think will happen). Can be used with any experiment, any year. Good for getting year 7s into the habit of writing experiments/drawing graphs, or KS4 ISAs
Investigating Current Practical Worksheet
Chris Snewin

Investigating Current Practical Worksheet

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Worksheet for pupils to use for a practical investigating how current acts in series and parallel circuits. Circuit diagrams show which circuits they need and how to connect the ammeters. Pupils must write a conclusion and use what they have found out to predict the current values in example circuits.
Planning investigations
Cath McGuinness

Planning investigations

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**This fully resourced lesson on planning investigations is designed to help Year 7 students develop their understanding of how to plan a scientific investigation through clear explanations and engaging activities**. This is the 2nd in a series of lessons and covers the AQA KS3 Enquiry skill 2.9 Co...

GCSE required practical resources

Planning a scientific investigation
awillis1986

Planning a scientific investigation

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I laminated the investigation mat so the pupils had it as a resource to hand whilst planning an investigation. I use the plan a practical template with lower sets so they have a structure to write down their information
Science Practical Write Up Booklet
redfavours

Science Practical Write Up Booklet

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In light of the new Required Practicals at GCSE I have used the attached booklet to enable students to consider a wide range of scientific words as well as apply them to individual investigations. Can be adapted to SEN easily by adding more scaffolding and I have used with Year 7's to Year 11's. T...
Biology Required Practicals - AQA GCSE Biology
cal-w11

Biology Required Practicals - AQA GCSE Biology

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This bundle contains the revision mats for the required practicals that now involved in the new AQA specification for 2018. They contain questions based around the methodology of the practicals, graph work and evaluation of the methods chosen. Exam question would be good to go along with these for...
Infrared Required Practical
BrainJar

Infrared Required Practical

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**Complete No-Prep lesson** with **exam questions, tasks and answers** on the infrared radiation required practical for AQA GCSE Science and Physics. This lesson covers all of AQA GCSE Physics required practical 10 / Combined Science required practical 21 and assumes you will be using a Leslie cube...