Vocabulary
The study of matter and its motion through space and time.
Physics
Usually the first step of the scientific method. What is seen and measured with your senses.
Observation
What is the independent variable in the scientific question below:
How does the color of light affect plant height?
light color
Put into scientific notation:
459
4.59 x 10 2
Put into regular or standard notation:
1 x 103
1000
The goals you want your design to achieve.
Factors that are held constant and do not change in an investigation.
controls
What is the dependent variable in the question below?
How does the type of ball affect how high it bounces?
bounce height
Put into scientific notation:
0.0045
4.5 x 10 -3
Put into standard notation:
1 x 10-5
0.00001
What limits your design or explains what you can't do.
This is strongly supported my MULTIPLE lines of evidence in science.
What is the independent variable in the scientific investigative question below?
How is heart rate affected by caffeine?
caffeine
Put into scientific notation:
0.00081
8.1 x 10 -4
Put into standard notation:
2.9007845 x 10 -8
0.000000029007845
Data that is numbers or numerical.
An explanation made about the observation.
inference
What is the dependent variable in the scientific investigative question below?
How is heart rate affected by exercise?
heart rate
Put the following into scientific notation:
467,800,000,000
4.678 x 10 11
Put into standard notation:
1 x 10 0
1
What type of data would be collected in this scientific investigative question?
How does the color of the room make the participants feel?
Why?
qualitative, its describing something
What are the 7 steps of the scientific method in order?
What is the independent variable in the scientific investigative question below?
How does weight fluctuate based upon a person's diet?
diet
Put the following into scientific notation:
0.00000007102
7.102 x 10 -8
Put into regular or standard notation:
1,512,000,000,000
1.512 x 1012