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Task 2 Objectives: How to plan
your survey n
Today
you will learn: •
That a
hypothesis is a statement which may be proved or disproved •
How to test a
hypothesis to see if it is true n
I
am looking for you to: •
Choose
relevant data to test a hypothesis •
Create a chart
using the data •
Decide on a
hypothesis for your project |
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Instructions |
Help and Resources |
Time |
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2.1* Welcome. You will receive a number (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b or 3)
from your teacher. |
Play Penalty Shootout |
10 mins |
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2.2 Watch the presentation by your teacher ‘What is a
hypothesis?’ Teacher Note: Slides contain animations. |
5 mins |
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2.3 Looking again at the survey results, try to think
of a statement which could be tested using the data – a hypothesis. |
SAVE & OPEN Survey2.xls |
10 mins |
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2.4 Create a chart to test your hypothesis. Were you right?
Answer the questions on the Output sheet. |
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10 mins |
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2.5 Watch the video about Climate
Change |
5 mins |
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2.6 Watch the presentation by your teacher about our
investigation topic: Saving Energy. Find
out which group you are in. Teacher Note: Slides contain animations. |
10 mins |
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Plenary Discuss today’s objectives: What is a hypothesis?
What is your hypothesis? Homework Write down 3 questions
that you could use to test your hypothesis. |
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5 mins |
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Key Vocabulary: bar
chart, data, hypothesis, enquiry, information source, interrogate, pie chart,
questionnaire, sample,
sample composition, sample size, source, table, viewpoint |
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Teacher notes: 2.1
Groupings will need to be issued prior to the presentation in 2.6,
preferably during the register. Later in this unit, additional
resources will be provided for group 3. 2.5
To be played to the group via the teacher’s PC, needs speakers. Ensure
this clip is started at least 20 mins prior to the end of the lesson to allow
enough time for subsequent activities. |
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