This is an educated guess and is a type of prediction.
What is a hypothesis?
100
A variable that can be manipulated/changed by the scientist
Ex.) If I increase the STUDY TIME, then the test scores will increase.
"Study time" is an example of this.
What is independent variable?
100
This graph is used to show growth over time.
What is a line graph?
200
He has ONE roll on each tray.
What is a quantitative observation?
200
This part of the scientific method should be written in step by step format.
What are procedures?
200
This variable should be placed in the right column of the data table.
What is the dependent variable?
200
This graph is used to show a certain number of people in each category.
What is a bar graph?
300
You have 11 new emails.
What is a quantitative observation?
300
This should be written in "If...then...because..." format.
What is a hypothesis?
300
There should only be one of this type of variable tested at a time.
What is an independent variable?
300
This is a graph that is used to show percentages totaling up to 100 percent.
What is a pie (circle) graph?
400
You see that a bike is blue.
What is a qualitative observation?
400
Measurements taken during an experiment are considered to be this.
What is data?
400
This is a variable that is measured to determined if it responded to a change in the other variable.
What is a dependent variable?
400
This variable should be placed on the x-axis of a graph.
What is the independent variable?
500
You walk out of the movie theater and see the ground is wet. You explain that it must have rained.
What is an inference?
500
This is one of the final steps of the scientific method and is based on observations made throughout the inquiry process.
What is a conclusion?
500
This is a variable that should be kept the same in the experiment.
What is the controlled variable (constant)?
500
This variable should be placed on the y-axis of the graph.