what should a method have
be a step by step set of instructions
be logically ordered
allow you to take sensible measurements
allow you to test your hypothesis
what do you need to think about
what you are testing what you want to measure how you are going to measure what techniques will you use what variable must you control how many repeated readings you will take what you are going to do with the data
what does your method need to produce
a range of results
reliable results
precise results
accurate results
what do you need to remember
you should only change one variable this is the factor that you are testing
you must control all other variables
you must be able to measure/ monitor your variables