All the variables that must stay the same in order to make the test "fair"
What are CONTROL VARIABLES?
100
A numbered, step by step list of instructions for how to carry out a scientific investigation
What is THE PROCEDURE?
100
A scientist who studies life in the seas
What is A MARINE BIOLOGIST?
200
The process all scientists follow when experimenting, which involves investigating, planning, testing and reflecting
What is THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
200
4.89 rounded to 1 decimal place
What is 4.9?
200
The variable that is measured or observed during a test
What is THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
200
Uses the data and observations collected to answer the question asked at the start of the scientific process.
What is THE CONCLUSION?
200
A scientist who studies the history of the Earth - including rocks, formations and how the Earth changes
What is A GEOLOGIST?
300
A conclusion or explanation that is based on the evidence collected
What is an INFERENCE?
300
43.92 rounded to 1 decimal place
What is 43.9?
300
The variable that is changed or maipulated by the scientist
What is THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
300
The presentation of numerical data in a systematic and organised way in rows and columns
What is A DATA TABLE?
300
A scientist who collects and analyses evidence from crime scenes
What is A FORENSIC SCIENTIST?
400
Data that does not involve numbers (ex. colour change, smell, sounds)
What is QUALITATIVE DATA?
400
21.746 rounded to 2 decimal places
What is 21.75?
400
The dependent variable in a test to find out how high a ball bounces on different surfaces
What is THE HEIGHT THE BALL BOUNCES?
400
A prediction or idea about what is expected to be the outcome of a scientific investigation - based on experience or research
What is THE HYPOTHESIS?
400
A scientist who studies the properties of matter, and how substances react with each other
What is A CHEMIST?
500
Data that involves numbers and units (ex. time, temperature)
What is QUANTITATIVE DATA?
500
4.995 rounded to 2 decimal places
What is 5.0?
500
The independent variable in a test to find out how high a ball bounces on different surfaces
What is THE DIFFERENT SURFACES?
500
The part of the scientific method when you reflect on the planning of the test - how well you were able to control the variables and how accurate the data collection is
What is THE EVALUATION?
500
A scientist who studies space and the universe beyond Earth