This is an introduction to all things science
Success criteria - can you…
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Follow the laboratory safety rules |
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Name the names common hazard symbols |
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Name and draw common laboratory apparatus |
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Measure and know the units for temperature, volumes and time |
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Use a Bunsen burner |
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Carry out a fair-test investigation safely |
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Skill: Work safety and independently to set up a Bunsen burner and light it |
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Skill: Draw and name common laboratories equipment |
Key words
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Word |
Meaning |
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Hazard |
A possible source of danger |
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Moderate hazard |
Can cause irritation or harm |
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Corrosive |
Can burn skin or materials |
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Flammable |
Can catch on fire easily |
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Toxic |
Is poisonous and can cause death |
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Precaution |
A way to prevent a hazard causing harm |
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Equipment |
Glassware and measuring instruments using in experiments |
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Apparatus |
Equipment |
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Precision |
How small a measurement is |
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Accuracy |
How close a measurement is to its true value |
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Reliability |
Repeating your measurements and getting similar results |
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Independent variable |
The variable you change, it’s plotted on the x-axis of a graph |
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Dependent variable |
The variable that you measure, it’s plotted on the y-axis of a graph |
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Fair test |
An investigation where only one independent variable is changed, the rest are kept the same |
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Validity |
Results that are obtained from a fair test and can be repeated by someone else |
Here is a scan of the notes from your books