Obs, Infer, Pred
Using your senses to gather information, such as noting the sky is cloudy and dark.
What is an observation?
The type of graph best used to show how a part relates to the whole, often using percentages.
What is a pie chart (or circle graph)?
The variable that is changed or manipulated by the scientist in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
This is the very first step in the scientific method, which often involves asking "why" or "how" something happens.
What is stating the problem (or asking a question)?
What is Captain America’s shield made of?
What is Vibranium?
The step that involves using your prior knowledge or experiences to make a logical explanation for an observation.
What is an inference?
This type of graph is used to show change over time, such as a plant's growth over several weeks.
What is a line graph?
This variable is the one that is measured or observed and is expected to change in response to the manipulated variable.
What is the dependent variable?
A testable explanation or educated guess, written as an "If... then... because" statement.
What is a hypothesis?
What kind of animal does Hela have in Thor: Ragnarok?
What is a giant wolf, named Fenris?
Saying that a baseball team will win their game based on their past winning streak.
What is a prediction?
You should use this type of graph when comparing amounts of different, distinct items, like the average rainfall in five different cities.
What is a bar graph?
In an experiment testing if fertilizer makes plants grow taller, the height of the plant is this variable.
What is the dependent variable?
The step where the scientist follows the procedure and carefully records the data.
Hint: It starts with an "E".
What is performing the experiment (or testing the hypothesis)?
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, which version of Spider-Man successfully saves MJ after she falls off a building?
What is Andrew Garfield, or the Amazing Spiderman?
Observing a student yawn and then concluding they are tired. The conclusion is this.
What is an inference?
The factor being measured in an experiment is typically plotted on this axis of a graph.
What is the y-axis (or vertical axis)?
Factors that must be kept the same in all parts of an experiment to ensure a fair test.
What are constants (or controlled variables)?
After the experiment, scientists do this to determine if the hypothesis was supported or refuted.
What is analyzing the data (or drawing a conclusion)?
What riddle does Bilbo Baggins tell Golum, in hopes to get out of the cave, and that ends up stumping Golum?
What is "What do I have in my pocket"?
Stating that the plant will die because it hasn't been watered in two weeks.
What is a prediction?
Before plotting data points, a scientist must determine this for both the x and y axes to inform others what they are talking about.
What are labels and units?
In an experiment testing if more light increases the rate of photosynthesis, the amount of light is this variable.
What is the independent variable?
The type of data that scientists use to DESCRIBE the characteristics of a substance/object. They can talk about its color, shape, and texture.
What is QUALITATIVE data?
What does S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for?
What is Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division?