How to carry out  
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          Planning 
          
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Brainstorming      Choosing variables     Making a Prediction/ Hypothesis 
           
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          Collecting Evidence 
          
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Design the Experiment     TEACHER CHECKPOINT see Be safe!  (to ensure correct procedure & investigation is safe) 
              Carry out the Experiment 
           
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          Recording & Presenting
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Make a table of results 
             Draw a graph of results if appropriate 
           
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          Interpreting & Evaluating
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Interpret results 
             Was it a fair test?  (if not, how would you improve the test?) 
            if yes  Draw conclusions
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