Scientific Method
an organized process used to gather observations and test a hypothesis
What is an experiment?
the number of millimeters found in a meter
What is 1,000?
grams, kilograms or milligrams all measure this quantity
What is mass?
the variable on the horizontal axis
What is the independent variable?
means 1,000
What is kilo?
the part of an experiment that does not receive any treatment and its sole purpose is for comparison.
What is a control group?
the number of meters in 600 cm
What is 6 m?
what L is a unit for
What is volume?
the variable that is measured by the experimenter and placed on the y-axis.
What is the dependent variable?
a unit of measurement for determining the length of an eyelash
What is millimeter?
a testable prediction
What is a hypothesis?
the longest distance between 340 cm, 3.2 m and 3,000 mm
What is a 340 cm?
the base unit of measurement for time
What is seconds?
the number of meters represented by a scale of 1 cm = 5 m with 10 cm line
What is 50 m?
unit for temperature in a science class
What is degree C?
during an experiment, this variable is changed by the experimenter
What is an independent variable?
the conversion of 3 kg to grams
What is 3,000 grams?
number of milliliters in a beaker containing .32 L of water
What is 320?
these are placed on the x and y-axis, so the reader can understand the data
What are labels or numbers?
unit for length
What is a meter?
first step in designing an experiment
What is state the problem or question?
the unit of measurement used to determine the distance between two cities
What is a kilometer?
the time elapsed between t = 1s and t = 5s
What is 4 seconds?
usually placed at the top of the graph, so the reader knows what the data represents
What is a title?
the number of independent variables a good experiment has in order to determine if something is taking place
What is 1?