Organizing Data
Helps scientists collect, organize, process, and display large amounts of data
What is a computer?
A representation or description designed to show. The structure of an object?
What is model?
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
The most frequently occurring value in a data set
What is mode?
International system of units based on the number 10
What is metric system?
The factor that is manipulated
What is an independent variable?
Type of model made of math equations and data
What is mathematical model?
Tool used to measure time
What is stopwatch?
A measure of the slant of a line
What is slope?
A series of steps followed to solve a problem
What is scientific method
The factor that changes as a result of manipulation
What is a dependent variable?
Represent things that are very small or very large
What is right sized model
The measurement or extent of something from end to end
What is length?
To calculate the slope of a line
What is ride over run?
The size that is used for each box or grid mark on a graph
What is scale?
One of two or more reference lines that mark the borders of a graph
What is an axis?
A descriptive statement equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions
What is law
Tool used to measure force
What is spring scale?
The number obtained by adding up the data for a given characteristic and dividing this sum by the number of individuals
What is mean?
Draws scientific illustrations
What is science illustrator
Subtract the smallest value of a single variable from the largest value of the same variable
What is range?
Type of model that tries to put many ideas together to explain or summarize something
What is conceptual model?
Tool used to evaluate and analyze data
What is calculator?
The vertical change
What is rise?
The process f obtaining information by using the senses
What is observation?