Vocabulary
What is a rule that describes the behavior of something in nature?
What is an educated guess or expected outcome for an experiment?
hypothesis
This is the number of steps in the Scientific Method.
Depends on the experiment/investigation
In an experiment, the name for the variable(s) that never change in an experiment.
What are constants.
What we use to gather evidence.
our five senses and measuring tools
What is an explanation backed by results obtained from repeated tests or experiments?
Scientific Theory
These should remain the same throughout an experiment.
What are constants?
One of these is not part of a scientific method.
A. Gather information.
B. Draw conclusions.
C. Take a vote.
D. Analyze results.
E. Test hypothesis.
What is take a vote?
In an experiment, the term used to describe the variable that changes in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
meaning true or as close to true as possible
accurate
The process of studying, observing, and thinking about things to gain knowledge.
What is science?
What is variable that is measured at the end of an experiment?
Dependent Variable
This is usually the first step in any scientific method.
In an experiment, the term used to describe the variable that is measured at the end of an experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
When you finish an experiment and analyze the results. What should you do next?
do the experiment again to test for accurate results
This is used to test hypotheses.
What is experimentation?
What is the part of an experiment against which the test is compared?
Control
A test is being conducted to find the best fertilizer to grow tall plants. The dependent variable in this experiment would be...
What is the height of the plants?
used to measure the amount of space an object takes up and its base measurement is...
volume and liters
Steps used to solve a problem.
What is a scientific method?
These ideas should never be used in science to make decisions or draw conclusions
opinions
How do you collect and display data?
An experiment is designed to determine if a rubber ball bounces higher than a plastic ball. This would be the independent variable.
What is the type of ball (rubber or plastic)?
one instrument used to measure mass