1. This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Science investigation Beginners’ PowerPoint Subject:Science Age groups:12–14, 15–16 Topic: EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2015 Source | This resource was originally developed by Simon Beavan and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.

2. Title An investigation into … An experiment to show …

3. Key investigation words/phrases EnglishMy first language plan to investigate variable prediction fair test evaluation

4. Key topic words/phrases My language EnglishMy first language Bunsen burner beaker safety goggles thermometer measured the temperature change poured through a funnel tripod

5. Plan I plan to find out …

6. Diagram beaker tripod gauze heatproof mat solution

7. Fair test To make sure it is a fair test I will …

8. Method 1.First I … 2.After that I … 3.Next … 4.Then I … 5.Finally I …

9. Safety measures I had to take the following safety measures: because:

10. Results A table to show … Size of ice cube (Independent variable) Time taken to melt (mins/secs) (Dependent variable) 1cm3 mins 20 secs 2cm5 mins 10 secs 3cm7 mins 40 secs

11. A bar chart to show … Results

12. A graph to show … Results

13. Conclusion My results showed that … This happened because …

14. Evaluation The investigation worked well/didn’t work well because … It could be improved if I …