Variables
Scientific Method
Vocabulary
Graphing
Living Things
100
Independent variable
What is the variable you intentionally change or the manipulated variable?
100
The first step in the scientific method
What is the purpose, question or problem?
100
Scientific Investigation usually begins with this
What is observations?
100
This graph is used when time is the independent variable.
What is a line graph?
100
All living things are made of these.
What is cells?
200
Responding variable
What is the dependent variable?
200
The third step in the scientific method
What is the hypothesis?
200
A logical interpretation of an observation
What is an inference?
200
This graph is used when comparing quantitative numbers.
What is a bar graph?
200
The old belief the living things can come from non-living things
What is spontaneous generation?
300
These things must be the same through out the experiment.
What is the constants?
300
The second step in the scientific method
What is research?
300
Data or observations that are expressed in numbers
What is quantitative?
300
Percentages are shown in this
What is a pie/circle graph?
300
Organisms maintain an internal temperature regardless of external factors.
What is homeostasis?
400
This is needed in order to compare with the experimental group.
What is the control?
400
The final step in the scientific method
What is the conclusion?
400
Data or observations that are descriptive and do not use numbers
What is qualitative?
400
The manipulated variable is found here
What is the x axis?
400
Metabolism is an example of this characteristic.
What is obtaining and using energy?
500
Another name for independent variable.
What is manipulated variable?
500
This is the step where you will most likely have a table and/or graph
What is data analysis or results?
500
A group used in an experiment that is used for comparison, no experimenting is done to it
What is a control group?
500
This variable is found on the y axis.
What is the dependent or responding variable?
500
Living things change overtime
What is evolution?
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