Vocabulary Words
Name My Variable
Problem? What Problem
Miscellaneous
Use your senses
100
This is a prediction or educated guess that can be tested through an experiment
What is a hypothesis?
100
Two sets of plants. One is watered, and one is not. What type of variable is the water?
Independent variable
100
An experiment with only one manipulated or independent variable.
What is a fair test.
100
Is Science a team or individual sport
What is the team sport?
100
What type of data is below?
quantitative data
200
Data involving numbers and measurements
What is quantitative data?
200
You have decided to test different brands or microwave popcorn to see which brand give you the most popped corn. What is the dependent variable?
What is popped corn.
200
It seems that the man is injured. Inference or Observation?
Inference.
200
Why is the control group important
What is allows us to compare our results to what might happen normally?
200
What type of data is:
Qualitative Data
300
The variable that we purposefully change in an experiment.
What is the independent or manipulated variable?
300
In the data set 50, 50, 35, 51, 48, 52, 49 the number 35 is what
What is an outlier?
300
Type of data that includes categories and descriptive words.
What is qualitative data
300
What is a characteristic of a fair scientific experiment
What is a having only 1 independent or manipulated variable at a time?
300
When will I say no to a pass? (There are 4 times)
First 10 minutes, Last 10 minutes, On lab days, During whole group instructions
400
This is the variable that is measured in an experiment.
What is the dependent or responding variable?
400
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
400
The correct way to write a hypothesis?
What is an "If, Then" statement.
400
How does a scientist make an observation
By collecting data from their senses.
400
Which is accurate?
D
500
These are the variables that we keep the same to make sure that the test is fair.
What is the controlled or constant variables?
500
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
500
Jill walks in late to class. What best states the problem?
What is, Jill is tardy
This is an observation not an inference.
500
Why do scientists repeat their experiments.
What is it increases the reliability of the data.
500
What is the volume in mL?
9.22 mL