The first step is defining the purpose or making an observation. What is an observation
Obtaining information through your senses.
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I heard a dog bark last night
observation
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a meter is a unit of what _________
length
100
The variable that we change is called the
independent variable
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On what axis in a graph does the independent variable lie.
x axis
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Why might you want to research a topic before you develop you hyptothesis
because a hypothesis is not just a guess. Its a prediction based on knowledge and reason.
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I could smell fresh baked good from the over, someone must have been making cookies for their classroom.
both
200
Measure the top of your desk in centimeters
What is 45-48 cm?
200
The variable that we keep the same is known as the
control variable
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In the spaghetti lab the question was "how strong are strands of spaghetti" and we measured that by dropping marbles into a cup. Name one control variable.
height of the drop.
number of marbles (1 at a time)
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"If I throw the pen in the air I think that it will fall to the ground because of gravity "is an example of what?
a hypothesis
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I think that the sun will melt the chocolate bar
inference
300
True or false? a kilometer is smaller than a meter
What is false?
300
The variable that we measure is known as the
dependent variable
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In the spaghetti lab the question was "how strong are strands of spaghetti" and we measured that by dropping marbles into a cup. What is the dependent variable?
the number of marbles
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What are the 3 variables you need to keep in mind when designing an experiment.
control
independent
dependent
400
That dog sounds really mean
inference
400
Define volume
The amount of space an object take up.
400
What is another name for the independent variable
manipulated varable
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In the spaghetti lab the question was "how strong are strands of spaghetti" and we measured that by dropping marbles into a cup. What is the manipulated variable.
strand of spaghetti.
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when we evaluate our data we often do it in a visual form known as a what?
graph
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Provide both your own observation and inference
teacher dicression
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Describe how you would find the volume of an irregular object
final - initial volume
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What is another name for the dependent variable
responding variable
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Initially, I took the volume of the graduated cylinder and read it to be 45 ml. I wanted to know what would happen if I put a paperclip in there. The water level rose to 48 ml. what is the volume of the paper clip.