list of step by step instructions as to what to do in the experiment
What is the PROCEDURE
100
She worked closely with chimpanzees in Tanzania and founded a field of study related to environmental protection and primates
Who is JANE GOODALL
100
the question of our alka-seltzer experiment
Which brand of paper towel is the most absorbent?
100
an educated guess or possible explanation that you believe to be true
What is a hypothesis
100
a visual representation of data that has rows and columns
What is a TABLE
200
the section of the lab that provides a summary of your results and also lists limitations and other possible future investigations
What is the CONCLUSION
200
a noted African American astronomer; has a school in NYC named after him
Who is Benjamin Banneker
200
a hypothesis that you could make for the alkaseltzer experiment
IF I increase the temperature of the water
THEN the alkaseltzer will dissolve faster
BECAUSE particles move quicker in warm states
200
something we detect using one of our 5 senses
What is an observation
200
the format of a hypothesis
What is IF, THEN, BECAUSE
300
the list of all of the supplies needed to perform the experiment
What is the MATERIALS
300
She was a famous Polish chemist who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes; she died from exposure to the radiation which she studied
Who is Marie Curie
300
How much alkaseltzer were you supposed to use for each trial
Half a tablet
300
the variable that I, the experimenter, change
What is the independent variable
300
tool used by scientist to measure the mass of an object
What is a TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
400
scientists are always asking testable ____________
What are QUESTIONS
400
The current director of the Hayheden Planetarium, he is a famous astrophysicist who went to Bronx Science for high school.
Who is Neil DeGrasse Tyson
400
the minimum number of trials that you should do in every experiment
What is 3.
400
something that does not change during an experiment
What is a constant
400
the visual representation of data that is best for showing percentages
What is a PIE GRAPH
500
the section where you restate major values of data and then "look closely" at your data to try to draw out important information
What is DATA ANALYSIS
500
The first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins
Who is Ben Carson
500
a conclusion that can be made based on the results of the alkaseltzer experiment
Increasing temperature increases the rate that alka seltzer dissolves in water
500
the variable that is measured
What is the dependent variable
500
something that is not in our control during an experiment; for example - we were not able to make sure that water was always the same exact temperature the whole time
we call this a ________________