Variables
Graphing
Scientific Method
Measurements
Odds & Ends
100

Anything that changes in an experiment.

What is a VARIABLE?

100
This belongs on the top of every graph you make.
What is a TITLE?
100
This step answers the original question.
What is a conclusion?
100
This is the basic unit for length in the metric system.
What is the meter?
100
The tool used to measure the length of an object.
What is a metric ruler or meterstick?
200

The variable that you make different in order to test it.

What is a INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?

200
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis?
What is X-AXIS?
200
An educated guess or prediction for what might happen in an experiment.
What is a HYPOTHESIS?
200
This is the basic unit for volume.
What is the liter?
200
The tool best used to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is A GRADUATED CYLINDER?
300

The variable that you observe or measure during an experiment.

What is a DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

300
True or False: You don't need to label the bottom and side of a graph.
What is False?
300
The step of the scientific method where you make graphs, look for patterns, and think about what happened.
What is the ANALYSIS?
300
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?
300
A tool best used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE?
400
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair.
What is a CONSTANT?
400

TRUE or FALSE: I can make up data to make my graph pretty.

What is FALSE!

400
Numbers, observations, or information you collect in an experiment.
What is DATA?
400
A measure of how much 3D space an object takes up.
What is volume?
400

The independent variable in our paper airplane lab.

What is type of plane?

500
The number of variables that you can change in an experimemt.
What is one?
500
If you have a data table with two columns, the left column always goes on this axis of the graph.
What is the X-AXIS (Bottom of graph).
500
A list of things you do to perform the experiment(not Scientific Method)
What are PROCEDURES?
500
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
500
Steps of the scientific method in order

Make and observation, ask a question, for a hypothesis, set up a controlled experiment, analyze data, draw conclusion

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