SILO 2.3 (DRAFT)

Year 2, Term 3: Fair tests Focus: Variables Scope and sequence: Variables, Fair tests
Learning intention: Students identify questions of interest and define variables to guide their investigations and presentations of relevant data.
NSW Syllabus	Australian Curriculum (version 9.0)
"A student gathers and organises data, displays data in lists, tables and picture graphs." (MA1-DATA-01)	"Students learn to acquire data for categorical variables through surveys, observation, experiment and using digital tools; sort data into relevant categories and display data using lists and tables." (AC9M2ST01)

Introduction to the topic

This video (3:41) is a good introduction to the three main types of variables, namely:

Independent variable: The thing you change

Dependent variable: The thing you measure

Control variables: The things that stay the same.

Fair tests

Cows Moo Softly

http://downunderteacher.blogspot.com/2012/01/freebie-science-variables-and-job-roles.html

Independent variables

In science experiments, the independent variable is the thing that you change.

Dependent variables

In science experiments, the dependent variable is the thing that you measure.

Control variables

In science experiments, the control variables are the things that remain the same.

Air rocket activity

As this is an outdoor activity, it is recommended that the following table be mounted on a clipboard for the data collection. An A4 PDF of this table is available here.