Mix it Up
The variable being changed or controlled by the experimenter or scientist.
What is the Independent Variable?
What you see, hear, smell, feel or taste.
What is an Observation?
The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment.
What is Science?
A piece of lab equipment is used to measure the mass of objects.
What is a Triple Beam Balance?
The group that receives the experimental procedure. (The group your doing the experiment on).
What is an Experimental Group?
The variable that is observed or measured during the experiment.
(Or, the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable changing.)
What is a Dependent Variable?
A conclusion based on observations and/or prior knowledge.
What is an Inference?
Unfairly showing favoritism toward something or someone.
What is Bias?
A piece of lab equipment used to measure the volume of liquids.
Beaker or Graduated Cylinder
The group that is NOT tested on.
What is a Control Group?
The variables that DO NOT change (are kept constant) during an experiment.
What are Controlled Variables, or Controls?
A proposed explanation for a problem or observation.
What is a Hypothesis?
Everyday things like; Cooking, taking medicine, riding in cars, playing video games, using electricity, playing sports, etc.
What are some ways we use Science on a daily basis?
Something you should wear on your feet during most lab experiments.
What are closed-toed shoes?
An experiment that uses a control group AND only one variable is changed at a time.
What is a Controlled Experiment?
Doing this results in more accurate data.
What is Repeating the experiment several times
OR
What is using a large Sample Size.
Gathering information about the subject of the investigation.
What is Research?
An explanation for anything observable through the senses
What is a Theory?
Actions that will cause a student to "sit out" a lab and get a ZERO.
What are 'horsing around', pushing, running and throwing things?
Descriptive data that cannot be counted or measured.
What is Qualitative Data?
The results of a laboratory activity or investigation.
What is a Conclusion?
Human intelligence
Our technology
Natural Laws like gravity, motion, etc.
What are limitations to advancing Scientific Knowledge?
A statement based on repeated experimental observations.
What is a Scientific Law?
Mrs. Lane's most important rule in the classroom and lab.
What is, "Not talking when the teacher is talking"?
Numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring.
What is Quantitative Data?