Science · Grades 6–10
Designing tests and judging conclusions · revision card
Ask what was measured, how often, and which alternative explanations remain.
Keep these ideas clear
Evidence is not a guarantee
Ask what was measured, how often, and which alternative explanations remain.
Separate terms
Accuracy concerns closeness to a reference; precision concerns agreement among repeated measurements.
Two useful examples
In a controlled test, the deliberately changed factor is the
independent variable
independent variable
The recorded response to the changed factor is the
dependent variable
dependent variable
Explain it without looking
- Write a cautious conclusion when only three trials support a pattern.
Learning preview · teacher review required. Grade bands are approximate, not official curriculum alignment.