Lesson 5 of 8 · Waves
Experiment⭐ 30 XPRecording Results in a Table
Recording Results in a Table.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
A results table has one column for what you changed and one for what you measured, each headed with its unit. Filling it in as you go rather than afterwards is what stops the numbers getting muddled.
Key Words
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Materials Needed
- ball
- metre rule
- notebook
Safety First
- Drop the ball over a clear floor and stand back from the bounce.
Steps
Read the explanation above and note the two key terms before you start.
Drop a ball from five different heights and record bounce height in a table you draw first. Include a unit in every heading and take two repeats at each height.
Record what actually happened, including anything that did not match what you expected.
Write a conclusion that answers the question this lesson opened with, and state your uncertainty.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2Units belong in a results table's:
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
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