The test model of a project.
What is a prototype?
A biologist studies this TYPE of science.
What is life science?
This type of graph is primarily used to show data that is taken over a continuous amount of time.
What is a line graph?
The variable that "I" intentionally change? (dirty hands, washed hands, hand sanitizer, chromebooks)
What is an Independent Variable?
This includes observations, measurements, and other types of data scientists gather
What is empirical evidence?
What do scientists record from making observations based on measurements in science?
What is data?
This type of graph can be used to display and compare data in a number of different categories.
What is a bar graph?
The variable that describes the "D"ata that we are measuring?
What is a Dependent Variable?
When you take the largest number from your data and subtract it by the smallest number of your data.
What is the range?
The variables that remain the same for all trial in an investigation so that the experiment can be VALID.
What are the constant variable?
The two forms of scientific knowledge that can be shown as a mathematical equation.
What are laws and models?
A well-supported explanation of the natural world (hint: explains WHY something happens).
What is theory?
This type of model can be touched.
What is a physical model?
The test group in an experiment that you keep normal/ the same to compare your data too.
What is a control?
Name two characteristics of a quality scientific Investigation.
What is
-a large sample size, able to be repeated, results are able to be replicated, communication with others
Name the three important characteristics that MUST be included in a graph.
What is the title, labels/headings, and data.