Method of Science
A possible explanation or educated guess that helps answer scientific questions.
What is a hypothesis?
The piece of equipment you would use to find the mass of an object.
What is a scale or balance?
The horizontal line on a graph.
What is the X axis?
This is the SI unit for length.
What is a meter?
The factor in an experiment that DOES change.
What is a variable?
Before designing an experiment, you should find out what is already known about the topic. Name this step of the scientific method.
What is research information?
Mass
What is the amount of particles or "matter" in something.
The vertical line on a graph.
What is the Y axis?
What is Kelvin?
The factor in an experiment that DOES NOT change.
What is a control?
The steps commonly used by scientists in gathering information to test a hypothesis and solve problems.
What is the scientific method?
Volume
What is the amount of space something takes up?
This type of graph is useful for comparing information collected by counting.
This is the metric unit for volume.
What is a liter?
This step of the scientific process would include scientists showing graphs, charts, data, and results at scientific meetings, in journals, or putting the information on the Internet.
What is share results?
This is a "rule" of nature - something that has been proven in the scientific world.
What is a scientific law?
Scientist around the world use this system of measurements.
What is the metric or SI system of units?
This type of graph would be used to show trends or how something changes over time.
What is a line graph?
The symbol for this unit is kg.
What is kilogram?
Graphs are a quick way to communicate a lot of this in a small space.
What is information or data?
Process that uses observation & investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature.
What is science?
If you wanted to know the density of an object, you would need to know these 2 things first.
What are mass and volume?
This type of graph would be used if you need to show how a quantity is broken down into percentages.
What is a pie or circle graph?
The basic metric or SI unit for measuring time.
What is a second?
After performing an experiment and looking at your data, you should do this step?
What is form a conclusion?