Planning an Investigation: Equipment (2)
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 11.3.3
Planning an Investigation: Equipment (2)
Here are important things to consider before starting an investigation.
Three important questions
- What will you use to carry out your investigation?
- Do you have the equipment you will need?
- Will you need help from another person?
Equipment
- Equipment may be specialised science items like test tubes, pipettes, beakers, weights, etc.
- Equipment may also be anything you need, such as a spade, soil, toy cars, etc.
Improvising in school
- In school, you sometimes have to improvise if you do not have the equipment you want or need.
- Improvising means that you may have to think carefully and use something else that is available to complete your experiment.
Test yourself on Planning an Investigation: Equipment (2)
Which of these is an example of specialised science equipment?
What should you do if you don't have the equipment you need in school?
What does improvising in an experiment mean?