Skills - Describing experiments

A worksheet that requires students to write a method for different experiments.

Experiments include:

• Speed of water waves in plastic trays
• Area of splatter vs height dropped
• Volume of fizzy drink lost vs time taken shaking

The worksheet requires students to include:

1. Variables – Which variables will you keep the same and which will you change
2. Instruments – What measuring instruments will you use and how will you take the measurements?
3. Range – Give specific values for the range and intervals you will use. Make sure your range is large with small intervals.
4. Analyse – State any equations you will use and what graph you will plot including the axes.
5. Accuracy – State ways you are being accurate with your measuring instruments.
6. Reliability – State “Repeat and average” to improve reliability

This resource is part of a series of worksheets on GCSE Physics Skills in booklet or bundle form:

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