Experiment stuff

Question 1

What is THE acronym?

Answer 1

CORMMSS

Question 2

What does the C stand for?

Answer 2

Control - a control for the experiment, the experiment you do without the factor you’re investigating e.g. plant without light.
But can’t do this all the time e.g. temperature and pH

Question 3

What does the O stand for?

Answer 3

Organism - what organisms will be involved and what similarities will they need to have e.g. species, age, gender, health

Question 4

What does the R stand for?

Answer 4

Repetition - repeat your experiment 3 times to increase RELIABILITY

Question 5

What does the first M stand for?

Answer 5

Measurement - what you plan to measure and how

Question 6

What does the second M stand for?

Answer 6

Measurement - how often you are going to measure or a timescale for the experiment

Question 7

What do the S’s stand for?

Answer 7

Standardisation - what you need to keep the same (control variables), MAX 2/3

Question 8

What is the equation for % change?

Answer 8

% change = (final mass-initial mass) / initial mass x 100