Variables
Variable that is changed in an investigation
What is the independent variable?
This belongs on the top of every graph you make.
What is a TITLE?
This step is an educated guess using an if...then statement.
What is a hypothesis?
The tool used to measure the length of an object.
What is a metric ruler or meterstick?
The variable that you are measuring in an investigation
What is a dependent variable?
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis?
What is X-AXIS?
This is the way you state a problem in a scientific investigation
What is asking a question?
The tool best used to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is A GRADUATED CYLINDER?
Normal expectation-used to compare results of investigation.
What is a control group?
Variable that belongs on the y-axis of a graph
What is the DV?
The step of the scientific method where you organize data and create graphs
What is conduct experiment and record data?
This formula can be used to measure the volume of a regular shaped, 3D object with straight sides, like a rectangular box or cube
What is Length x Width x Height?
A tool best used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE or electronic balance?
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair.
What is a CONSTANT?
What variable belongs on the x-axis
What is the IV?
A measure of how much space an object takes up.
What is volume?
Tools used to measure volume of liquids
What are graduated cylinders, beakers, and flasks?
The number of variables that you can change in an experiment.
What is one?
The two things that line graphs show us.-HINT: Look in your notes!!!
What are PATTERNS & RELATIONSHIPS?
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
A good tool to use to measure the volume of a box-shaped solid object.
What is a metric ruler?