Vocabulary
An educated guess
Hypothesis
I see that you have brown hair.
Observation
X- axis
The thing I keep the same to make sure my experiment is valid
Control Variable
The correct format to write a hypothesis is ....
If...... then......
The variable the experimenter is changing
Independent variable
Your face is pink , so you must have gotten sunburned.
Inference
The dependent variable should go on the __ axis.
Y-axis
I change the ____ to find out what happens to the ____.
IV and DV
The information you collect during an
experiment is called ______________.
Data
Extending the graph, along the same slope, above or below measured data.
Extrapolate
She is holding a camera, so she is will take a picture.
Inference
A proper graph should include
Proper scale, labels , title
The independent variable in this scenario would be ....: Ms. Rodgers wants to know which dirt bike is faster: her old one or her new one. She rides one mile on each bike and has Ms. Linder time how long it takes her.
Type of dirt bike
What you can write or display based on the data collected from an experiment is called ___________________.
Conclusion
Predicting data between two measured points on the graph
Interpolate
Corn syrup smells sweet.
Observation
My independent variable is the amount of soda and my dependent variable is the speed I can run. What is an appropriate title ?
Amount of Soda vs. Speed
The dependent variable in this scenario would be.......: Ms.Linder wants to know which dirt bike is faster: her old one or her new one. She rides one mile on each bike and has Ms.D time how long it takes her.
the time it takes her to ride one mile
A set of procedures used to test a question is called ______________.
Experiment
Used to show change of one piece of information as it relates to another change
Line Graph
I hear fizzing.
Observation
Both bar and line graphs have an....
x- axis and y-axis
The control variable in this scenario:Ms. Scott wants to know which dirt bike is faster: her old one or her new one. She rides one mile on each bike and has Ms.D time how long it takes her.
The distance Ms.Scott rides
Identify mistakes made:
Garry decides he wants to test which boils faster regular Coke or Diet Coke. He takes two pots one made of aluminum, another made from cast iron. He measures out 50 mL of regular coke and 100 mL of diet coke. He places both on the stove and turns one to medium heat and the other to medium high heat. He waits until the first one boils, turns off the stove. He does not collect any data.
TOO many variables!