Scientific Method
A Seat at the Table
Graphic Descriptions
Potpouri
100
You are trying to build the fastest marble run in the class. When you test it, you always use the same marble. This is the term that applies to the marble.
What is CONSTANT?
100
When you record your data in columns and rows, you are creating one of these.
What is a data table?
100
If you are representing the data with images, you are creating one of these.
What is a graph?
100
Cold in the library? The friction you create by rubbing your hands together creates something that will help.
What is heat?
200
You want to know which pair of your socks will let you slide the furthest. The socks are an example of this term.
What is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
200
A, B, C, or D? This is the column that represents the independent variable.
What is D?
200
Based on this graph, which letter best represents a car accelerating very quickly?
What is A?
200
C.J. Abram's line drive would keep going forever, if not for gravity or another short stop's glove. This is an example of which of Newton’s laws?
What is Law of Inertia/1st law?
300
Every time you try a different design of paper airplane, you measure the distance it travels. The resulting measurements are an example of this.
What is DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
300
Based on this table, what aspect of a hurricane causes the most damage?
What is the wind speed?
300
The horizontal line in a graph is an axis known by this letter of the alphabet.
What is X?
300
Travis Kelce is running with the football when he slams into Khalen Saunders. If the two forces are unbalanced, one of them is going to plow through the other. This is an example of which of Newton’s laws?
What is Law of mass/acceleration or2nd law?
400
You want to know if teenagers run faster to Sabrina Carpenter or The Weeknd. You need one group to run to Carpenter, one to The Weeknd, and you also need one group to listen to nothing at all.
What is a CONTROL GROUP?
400
What would the missing number be?
What is 12?
400
What might explain the sudden and dramatic drop in Santa's wages in 2020?
What is COVID?
400
One way to increase the speed of an object is to decrease the amount of what between the two objects.
What is friction?
500
You claim that if you use newspaper to fold your paper airplane, it will travel faster than other materials. You've just formed one of these.
What is a HYPOTHESIS?
500
This table was created by someone measuring this.
What is speed?
500
10, 13, or 20 percent? If the US follows the pattern in this graph, what will be the percentage of EV sales?
What is 13?
500
When Lionel Messi hits the soccer ball with his head, he is using which of Newton's laws of motion to move the ball.
What is 3rd law/Law of action/reaction?