Variables
The experimental variable we change on purpose
What is independent?
This word starts a good hypothesis and lists out the options you are testing
What is "IF"?
Attaching Kilo to the beginning of a unit makes it this much bigger
What is 1000?
We use these to measure length, one is just a bit over 3 feet!
What is a meter?
This type of chart shows trends using connected points
What is a line graph?
The result of our experiments
What is the dependent variable?
In an If, then, because statement, this part explains what you think will happen
What is "Then"?
100 of these make one meter
What is a centimeter?
We measure this using grams!
What is mass?
Boxes filled with data
What is a table?
These are all kept the same
What are controlled variables?
This part of the hypothesis gives the scientific reason for your prediction
What is "Because"?
1.235 grams is the same as this many centigrams
What is 123.5?
The basic metric unit to measure how much space something takes up, volume.
What is a Liter?
This axis moves up and down on the graph
What is the Y-axis?
Like an experiment, but without the IV
What is control group?
Galileo made a famous hypothesis about this force
What is gravity?
0.0282 Liters is the same as this many milliliters
What is 28.2?
In this country, people hated the monarchy and invented the metric system to keep units consistent.
What is France?
The independent variable always goes on this axis
What is X axis?
These pesky parts of an experiment cause all sorts of errors and inaccuracies
What are extraneous variables?
The scientific question for the hypothesis:
If plants are exposed to different amounts of sunlight, then the plant with the most sunlight will be the tallest, because sunlight is an important part of photosynthesis
How does the sunlight affect plant height?
King Henry Died by Drinking Chocolate Milk is a pneumonic used to remember these 6 prefixes
What are Kilo, Hecto, Deca, Deci, Centi, and Milli?
Feet and pounds were based off the king, but the meter is based on the distance between these two places
What are the Equator and the North Pole?
When both variables increase this relationship happens, but it isn't romantic
What is Direct?