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Flashcards by Bilal Khan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Bilal Khan
about 7 years ago
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| Some reasons you can't always run your own experiments or take your own observations and data. | 1. Many experiments require training that is well beyond year 8 science 2. Many experiments require equipment that is not available at school because of its expense, size and maintenance problems. |
| More reasons | 3. Other experiments take far more time than is available in year 8 science 4. Other observations can only be made in swamps, on top of mountains, in Antarctica or under the sea. |
| What is an imprint page? |
A page that includes all relevant data about a book such as a publisher and date of publication.
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| True or False: Data can be trusted as accurate from scientific text books or encyclopedias but can't be trusted from magazines such as New Scientist or COSMOS. | False Both can be accurate and reliable sources of data but magazines such as New Scientist or COSMOS can be newer sources than encyclopedias or scientific textbooks. |
| What is a URL? |
Website Adress
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| What is a domain? | Last part of websites address or URL. |
| .au | URL ending in Australia and are based in Australia and need to meet Australian laws. |
| Some country domains | |
| .edu | .edu at the end of a url Indicates that website is hosted by an educational institution. |
| .gov | Government websites |
| .com | For commercial businesses |
| .net | Networks. A lot of them are personal websites |
| .org | For organizations. Example: Wikipedia |
| Data is best collected from a range of resources. In research assignments and investigations try to gather material from at least one.... | 1. Textbook 2. Encylopedia 3. Trustworthy internet site |
| What are Ethics? | The study of what is right or wrong |
| What do Ethics influence? | How we treat each other and how we want to be treated. |
| What is a resource list? | List of all resources used in gathering data for an experiment or report. |
| Example of resource list. |
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| What is a bibliography? | Resource list. |
| What should you try to include in your resource list? | Author(s), Title, Year or date of publication, Publisher, and Place |
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