13 July 2017
Exam Skills – Interpreting Data
Learning outcomes Numeracy Objective
I will be able to:
State simple conclusions from tables and graphs Ensure graphs and tables have titles
and units.
State more detailed conclusions (2 or 3 mark
questions) REMEMBER: units are put into
Respond appropriately to the command words brackets.
describe and explain
Literacy Objective
Presentation reminders BfL reminders
Correct tense and verb agreement.
Underline titles and Reminder about You must use the correct version of
dates. phones/headphones given the verb to match the tense.
at start of lesson. If phones E.g. I see / I saw. I do / I did.
Include full date out after, the teacher will
annotation. confiscate until the end of Main errors are:
the lesson. We was..... Correct to: We were.....
Use a pencil and ruler
Maintain a calm, learning
where appropriate for
environment.
diagrams and tables.
No eating, drinking or
shouting out.
Simple Conclusions
The perfect CONCLUSION should start:
As __________ increases, _________ _________
Write what the Choose the
Write what the dependent right word:
independent variable is here increases,
variable is here decreases or
stays the same
More detailed conclusions
As THE NUMBER OF
BLADES increases, the
OUTPUT VOLTAGE IN
VOLTS INCREASES…
(1st mark)
… up to 4 blades, then
increasing the number
of blades doesn’t
affect the output Number of blades
voltage. (2nd mark)
More detailed conclusions
As the wind
speed increases
the power
output
increases…
(1st mark)
… up to 14 metres per
second where it reaches a … up to 25 metres per
maximum power output second where it drops to
and stays the same... zero power output for
(2nd mark) higher speeds
(3rd mark)
More detailed conclusions
You could have to write
conclusions from graphs as
well.
As the pH increased the
time for no starch to be
detected decreased…
(1st mark)
… up to pH 7.0 where it was
1..5 minutes...
(2nd mark) … after pH 7.5 the time
increases again
(3rd mark)
More detailed conclusions
NEVER use the word
IT in a conclusion.
As the area increases, it
increases.
What increases?
If there is any doubt you
won’t get the mark.
Conclusions Quiz
State all conclusions
that can be drawn
from the graph
Conclusions Quiz
State all conclusions
that can be drawn
from the table
Conclusions Quiz
State all conclusions
that can be drawn
from the graph
Conclusions Quiz
State all conclusions
that can be drawn
from the table
Conclusions Quiz
State all conclusions
that can be drawn
from the table
Conclusions Quiz
State all conclusions
that can be drawn
from the graph
Conclusions Quiz
State all conclusions
that can be drawn
from the graph
The energy only
ows to the
positives
direction, never to
the negative
Conclusions Quiz
State all conclusions
that can be drawn
from the table
From every drop of
potassium chloride solution
the relative conductivity os
solution goes up 90
Directly Proportional
Data is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL if the graph
would come out as a STRAIGHT LINE through the
origin…
Or if the
numbers in the
table double in
both columns
Directly Proportional
When 10 doubles to 20, 2 doubles to 4
But when 20 doubles to 40, 4 doesn’t double to 8 (it
goes to 16)
So the data is NOT directly proportional
Directly Proportional
Describe and Explain
DESCRIBE means say WHAT is
happening
This type of question DOES NOT need any
science knowledge because you just say
what the graph, table or diagram shows.
EASY
EXPLAIN means say WHY it is
happening
This type of question DOES need science
knowledge. EASY… if you’ve revised.
Describe and Explain
Describe the
differences
between the two
people
Explain the
differences
between the two
people
Describe and Explain
Describe the trend Explain the trend
shown in the graph shown in the graph
Describe and Explain
Describe the
trend shown in
the graph
The relative rate os
reaction increase
Explain the trend
shown in the
graph
It goes up because
the gradient increase
Describe and Explain
Describe the
trend shown in
the graph
The rate of photosynthesis
increases as the light intensity
goes up
Explain the trend
shown in the
graph
The gradient goes up, this means that at the
beginning is increasing but then stops and
continues with a straight line, that means it
arrive to their maximum rate of
photosynthesis
