Vocabulary Words
This is a prediction or educated guess that can be tested through an experiment
What is a hypothesis?
Two sets of plants. One is watered, and one is not. What type of variable is the water?
Independent variable
List 2 things that a good graph will always have.
What are labeled axes and a title.
The unit of length.
What is a meter?
Jeremy wants to know the average pulse of his class. Which step of the scientific method is this?
Asking a question
The pre-fix that means 1/1000.
What is milli-?
You have decided to test different brands of microwave popcorn to see which brand give you the most popped corn. What is the dependent variable?
What is popped corn.
It seems that the man is injured. Inference or Observation?
Inference.
The unit of volume.
What is a liter?
Marcos thinks, "If plants are given 8mL of water and sunshine daily, then they will have the best growing conditions." What step of the scientific method is this?
Writing a hypothesis
The variable that I/we purposefully change in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
I am performing an experiment to see which ball bounces the highest. Which variable is the type of ball?
What is the independent variable?
The axis on a graph that has the dependent variable.
What is y-axis (horizontal)?
The unit of mass.
What is a gram?
Juan wants to know more about Newton's Law. He goes to the library to research and decides to make a procedure where he can test out Newton's Law. What step of the scientific method is this?
The "research and create an experiment" step
This is the variable that is measured in an experiment (data).
What is the dependent variable?
There are two types of fuel poured into the same car to see which one works best. What type of variable is the fuel?
Independent variable
The correct way to write a hypothesis?
What is an "If, Then" statement.
The pre-fix that means 1000.
What is kilo-?
Maya goes to the library to plan out the steps and procedures for her experiment. What step of the scientific method is this?
The "research and create an experiment" step.
These parts of an experiment do not change to make sure that the test is fair.
What is the constant?
Two different colored cans are placed in the sun and the temperature is recorded. What type of variable is the temperature of the cans?
Dependent variable
The axis that has the independent variable.
What is the x-axis?
Why do scientists repeat their experiments.
What is it increases the reliability of the data.
What are the 6 steps of the scientific method?
What is: Ask a question, conduct research, develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, share results