Describing methods — bring the words back
Student sheet · Grade 7 · Lesson 17
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Name ______________________________ Date ______________
Describe what you did so that someone else could do it again.
1. MATCH
Draw a line from each academic word to the everyday word that means about the same.
a sample of — ________________
data were collected — ________________
participants — ________________
a control group — ________________
variables — ________________
procedure — ________________
randomly selected — ________________
under controlled conditions — ________________
replicate — ________________
reliable — ________________
2. CHOOSE
Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: a control group, a sample of, data were collected, participants, procedure, randomly selected, reliable, replicate, under controlled conditions, variables.
Word bank: a control group, a sample of, data were collected, participants, procedure, randomly selected, reliable, replicate, under controlled conditions, variables.
________ fifty was tested.
________ each Monday.
________ answered a survey.
________ received no change.
We measured two ________.
The ________ took ten minutes.
Names were ________.
Tests ran ________.
We ________d the experiment.
The method proved ________.
3. FRAME
Finish each sentence.
Because ___, the a sample of ___.
We use a sample of when ___.
Write the whole sentence, not just the missing word.
4. PRODUCE
Write your own sentences using the academic words. Target: 4 paragraphs. A + means more than one sentence in that slot. You may use the frame for two of your three. Try the third without it.
a sample of
data were collected
participants
a control group
variables
procedure
randomly selected
under controlled conditions
replicate
reliable