Scientific Method Vocabulary
able to be changed
What is variable
Ashley keeps getting stomach aches after breakfast. She thinks she might be allergic to cow's milk and if she stops using it in her cereal she'll get less stomach aches. She tests her theory by eating Cheerios in cow's milk for one week and then eating Cheerios in soy milk for one week. What is the independent variable?
What is milk
Formula for slope
What is y=mx+b
What is the proper format for a hypothesis?
What is If, then
A set of procedures that scientists follow in order to gain knowledge about the world
What is scientific method
Ashley keeps getting stomach aches after breakfast. She thinks she might be allergic to cow's milk and if she stops using it in her cereal she'll get less stomach aches. She tests her theory by eating Cheerios in cow's milk for one week and then eating Cheerios in soy milk for one week. What is the dependent variable?
What is stomach aches
What do you do with exponents in a division problem
What is subtract
Using observations to make a guess
What is inference
A statement where the hypothesis is either accepted or declined
What is conclusion
The factor that is measured or observed in the experiment
What is the dependent variable
If you are showing change over time, what kind of graph should you use to represent the data?
What is line or scatter plot
What does slope represent in a distance/time graph
What is speed
What is the proper format for a problem statement?
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an educated guess based on prior knowledge
What is hypothesis
Using different amounts of an antibiotic is an example of which of the following? A. Bias B. Control C. Hypothesis D. Independent variable
What is D
If you are testing to see if the temperature changes earthworm movement (speed), which label would go on the y-axis
What is earthworm movement (speed)
12,010,0000 in sci notation
1.201 x 10^8
Andrea found that 15 people like Cheetos, 8 people like Doritos and 28 people like Fritos. What can you conclude?
What is that Fritos are the most popular chip type.
Parts of an experiment that remain the same
What are constants
In our whirligig experiment we tested to see if the number of paperclips affected drop times. What were two constants?
What is location, paper, folds, etc
calculate slope if two of your points are (2,12) and (4,24) and the x data is about volume while y is about mass.
6 g/mL
Does alka seltzer dissolve more quickly in water or vinegar? This is an example of which step in the scientific method process?
What is problem