Year 7 Science · Unit 4 · Lesson 14
Foundation Worksheet
Learning Goals
Match each term to its meaning
Draw a line connecting each term on the left to its correct meaning on the right. Or write the matching letter next to each term.
| Term | Your answer | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Observation | A. The one thing you deliberately change in a fair test | |
| Inference | B. Noticing and recording what is happening, using your senses or instruments | |
| Independent variable | C. The thing you measure to see the effect | |
| Dependent variable | D. Something you keep the same so the test stays fair | |
| Controlled variable | E. A conclusion you work out from your observations | |
| Tides | F. The daily rise and fall of the ocean, mainly caused by the Moon |
True or False? Fix the false ones
Circle T or F for each statement. If the statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line below.
The purpose of science is to build knowledge of the world through observation, experimentation and analysis.
Correct it:
In a fair test you should change several things at once.
Correct it:
The cycle of Moon phases comes from seeing different amounts of the Moon's lit half as it orbits Earth.
Correct it:
Better instruments give less accurate observations than our eyes alone.
Correct it:
1. In the impact-crater investigation, the ball is dropped from different heights and the crater diameter is measured. Name the independent variable and the dependent variable.
2. Give one example of a predictable sky event caused by the Sun, Earth and Moon system, and write one sentence saying what causes it.
Wrap Up
In one sentence, what was the main idea of this lesson?