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Unit 1.2 Secondary Data

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1Unit 1.2Secondary Data
2Reasons why you can't run your own observations and dataMany experiments require training that is well beyond yr 8 science
Many experiments require equipment that is not available at school because of its expense, size and maintenance requirements.
3More reasonsOther experiments take far more time than is available in yr 8 science
Other observations can only be made in swamps, on top of mountains, in the frozen Antarctic, at the bottom of the ocean or in space.
4Secondary dataData that comes from the work of others. eg: textbooks, magazines, journals
5What is the imprint page?Page that includes all relevant data about a book such as publisher and year of publisher.
6Respected scientific magazinesNew Scientist, COSMOS, Scientific American, National Geographic
7URLUniform Resource Locator
address: domain
8.auAustralia based and need to meet Australian laws
9Country Domains
10.edubased by educational institution
11.govsite that belong to a branch of the government in the USA
12.gov.auAustralian government site
13.comCommercial businesses
14.netSites that don't fit within one of the other domains
most are personal sites
15.orgOrganisations such as Wikipedia and united nations
16Best resources to collect datatextbook
encyclopedia
trustworthy internet site
17EthicsStudy of what is right or wrong
18What does a resource list contain?author (s)
title
year or date of publication
publisher
place

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