Vocabulary
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Qualitative or Quantitative?
Variables/Data Analysis 1
Variables/Data Analysis 2
100
a process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us
What is The Scientific Method?
100
Using observationsto make a judgement or conclusion.
What is an INFERENCE?
100
The teacher has 34 students in her class.
What is QUANTITATIVE?
100
A student investigated how the amount of study time affected scores on a math test.............. 0 Hours - 51 points, 1 Hour - 68 points, 2 Hours -72 points, 3 Hours - 75 points, 4 hours - 80 points, 5 hours - 91points........ What is the independent variable?
What is STUDY TIME?
100
The Effect of the Volume of water (mL) on Boiling time (in minutes).............. 500 mL - 8 min, 1000 mL - 15 min, 1500 mL -29 min, 2000 mL - 32 min................ What is the IV?
What is VOLUME OF WATER?
200
Information gathered in a scientific study that is expressed in NUMBERS
What is QUANTITATIVE data/observations?
200
A testable prediction.
What is a hypothesis?
200
It takes longer for us to get to the beach in Florida than the beach in South Carolina.
What is QUALITATIVE?
200
A student investigated how the amount of study time affected scores on a math test............... 0 Hours - 51 points, 1 Hour - 68 points, 2 Hours -72 points, 3 Hours - 75 points, 4 hours - 80 points, 5 hours - 91points........ What is the dependent variable?
What is SCORE (points)?
200
The Effect of the Volume of water (mL) on Boiling time (in minutes).............. 500 mL - 8 min, 1000 mL - 15 min, 1500 mL -29 min, 2000 mL - 32 min................ What is the DV?
What is Boiling Time (minutes)?
300
The process of gathering information using your five senses.
What is observation?
300
An explanation supported by LOTS of scientific evidence; it has been tested many, many times. Eventually, a hypothesis can become this.
What is a THEORY.
300
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
What is QUALITATIVE?
300
A student investigated how the amount of study time affected scores on a math test............... 0 Hours - 51 points, 1 Hour - 68 points, 2 Hours -72 points, 3 Hours - 75 points, 4 hours - 80 points, 5 hours - 91points........ What should be a constant variable?
What is THE TEST/TEST QUESTIONS? Students should also have the similar ability levels.
300
The Effect of the Volume of water (mL) on Boiling time (in minutes).............. 500 mL - 8 min, 1000 mL - 15 min, 1500 mL -29 min, 2000 mL - 32 min................ What is a conclusion for this investigation?
What is "As volume of water increases, boiling time increases.... More water takes longer to boil"
400
What is measured or observed in an experiment.
What is DEPENDENT variable?
400
Part of an experiment where you remove the Independent Variable, so that you have something to compare the results to.... In the gummy bear lab, it was the original gummy bear.
What is a CONTROL?
400
The 48" screen TV cost $200 more than the 36" screen TV.
What is QUANTITATIVE?
400
A student investigated how the amount of study time affected scores on a math test............... 0 Hours - 51 points, 1 Hour - 68 points, 2 Hours -72 points, 3 Hours - 75 points, 4 hours - 80 points, 5 hours - 91points........ What is a conclusion for this situation?
What is "as study time increased, the test scores also increased."
400
The Effect of the Volume of water (mL) on Boiling time (in minutes).............. 500 mL - 8 min, 1000 mL - 15 min, 1500 mL -29 min, 2000 mL - 32 min................ What would be THREE GREAT ways to communicate this data? *Hint - they are part of the last TWO steps of the scientific method!*
What is a DATA TABLE, GRAPH, and PARAGRAPH CONCLUSION.
500
What is kept the same in an experiment to ensure valid results.
What is constant variable?
500
What you, the experimenter, change on purpose in an experiment.
What is INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
500
Andy can jump 1 meter farther than Suzy.
What is QUANTITATIVE?
500
A student investigated how the amount of study time affected scores on a math test............... 0 Hours - 51 points, 1 Hour - 68 points, 2 Hours -72 points, 3 Hours - 75 points, 4 hours - 80 points, 5 hours - 91points........ Which amount of study time resulted in the lowest score? The highest?
What is LOWEST: 0 hours ; HIGHEST: 5 hours
500
When making a graph the Independent Variable always goes the the _______ axis and the Dependent Variable ALWAY goes on the ________ axis.
What is "X-horizontal" (independent) AND "Y-vertical" (dependent).
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