Scientific Methods
Experimental Design
Tools and Procedures
Organizing Data
Drawing Conclusions
100
scientific method
What is a series of steps a scientists follows in order to solve a problem or answer a question?
100
procedure
What is the written step-by-step plan for an experiment?
100
hand lens
What is a magnifying glass?
100
line graph
What is a visual display that uses a line on a grid to relate two sets of data, such as how a variable changes over time?
100
conclusion
What is a statement that sums up what you think data mean?
200
Hypothesis
What is a possible, testable answer to a question?
200
variable
What is any factor that can affect the results of an experiment?
200
thermometer
What is a tool that measures temperature?
200
prediction
What is a guess about what is likely to happen or what seems to be true?
200
experimental error
What is the difference between the true value of a measurement and the measured value?
300
experiment
What is a controlled procedure designed to test a hypothesis?
300
independent variable
What is the factor that you change in order to find out what will happen?
300
graduated cylinder
What is a tool used to measure volume of a liquid?
300
bar graph
What is a display that shows data as bars of different lengths?
300
bias
What is a wish or expectation that an experiment will lead to a particular conclusion?
400
data
What is pieces of information?
400
dependent variable
What is a variable that can be affected by changes in the dependent variable?
400
telescope
What is a tool used to view faraway objects.
400
circle graphs
What is a display that shows data as parts of a whole?
400
collecting good data, using control groups and making careful observations
What is things a scientist can do to avoid bias?
500
conclusion
What is a statement that sums up the experimental results?
500
control group
What is a group used as a standard of comparison?
500
triple beam balance
What is a tool used to measure mass?
500
diagram
What is a picture, or group of pictures, that shows the parts of something and helps display data?
500
valid conclusion
What is a conclusion that can be trusted?
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