This is an introduction to all things science

Success criteria - can you…

Follow the laboratory safety rules

Name the names common hazard symbols

Name and draw common laboratory apparatus

Measure and know the units for temperature, volumes and time

Use a Bunsen burner

Carry out a fair-test investigation safely

Skill: Work safety and independently to set up a Bunsen burner and light it

Skill: Draw and name common laboratories equipment

Key words

Word

Meaning

Hazard

A possible source of danger

Moderate hazard

Can cause irritation or harm

Corrosive

Can burn skin or materials

Flammable

Can catch on fire easily

Toxic

Is poisonous and can cause death

Precaution

A way to prevent a hazard causing harm

Equipment

Glassware and measuring instruments using in experiments

Apparatus

Equipment

Precision

How small a measurement is

Accuracy

How close a measurement is to its true value

Reliability

Repeating your measurements and getting similar results

Independent variable

The variable you change, it’s plotted on the x-axis of a graph

Dependent variable

The variable that you measure, it’s plotted on the y-axis of a graph

Fair test

An investigation where only one independent variable is changed, the rest are kept the same

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