Variables
Anything can change or needs to remain the same in an experiment.
What is a VARIABLE?
This belongs on the top of every graph you make.
What is a TITLE?
Putting my plant in the closet will decrease it's chance of living. What is wrong with this hypothesis?
What is it's missing IF..THEN...BECAUSE?
This is the basic unit for length in the metric system.
What is the meter?
The tool used to measure the length of an object.
What is a metric ruler or meterstick?
What are the two types of observations?
What are QUALITATIVE and QUANTITATIVE?
The variable that you manipulate in order to test it.
What is a INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis?
What is X-AXIS?
A potential answer to a science problem that a scientists predicts based on background research or prior knowledge.
What is a HYPOTHESIS?
The unit most often used in science class to measure the volume of a liquid..
What is the milliliter?
The tool best used to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is A GRADUATED CYLINDER?
This type of observation is measurable.
What is QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATION?
The variable that you observe or measure during an experiment.
What is a DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
True or False: You don't need to label the bottom and side of a graph.
What is False?
The step of the scientific method where you make graphs, look for patterns, and think about what happened.
What is the ANALYSIS?
This formula can be used to measure the volume of a regular shaped, 3D object with straight sides, like a rectangular box or cube.
What is Length x Width x Height?
A tool best used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE?
This type of observation describes and is not measurable.
What is QUALITATIVE?
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair.
What is a CONSTANT?
The variable found on the Y-axis
What is DEPENDENT Variable?
Numbers, observations, or information you collect in an experiment.
What is DATA?
A measure of how much 3D space an object takes up.
What is volume?
The Science Helper Muppet that helps Dr. Bunsen. (Hint: response is always memememe)
What is BEAKER?
Blue, rough, metal are all examples of this type of observation.
What is QUALITATIVE?
The number of variables that you can change in an experimemt.
What is one?
If you have a data table with two columns, the left column always goes on this axis of the graph.
What is the X-AXIS (Bottom of graph).
If you drink more milk will you get stronger bones? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is ...If you _________ the amount of milk you drink, then you will ________ the strength of your bones because ___________________________?
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
A good tool to use to measure the volume of a box-shaped solid object.
What is a metric ruler?
4 feet long with 24 buttons is an example of this type of observation.
What is QUANTITATIVE?