Variables
Graphing
Scientific Method
Measurements
Random
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 in which you test your hypothesis?
What is experiment?
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
A testable 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
A group of middle school students were given a short course in speed-reading. The instructor was curious if a monetary incentive would influence performance on a reading test taken at the end of the course. Half the students were offered $5 for obtaining a certain level of performance on the test, the other half were not offered money. IDENTIFY THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.
What is money?
300
The variable that you observe or measure during an experiment.
What is a DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
300
The name of the vertical axis on a graph.
What is the Y-AXIS
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 is the abbreviation for kilometers.
What is km?
300
This is the 'normal' group or the placebo group. It's the one without the variable.
What is control group?
400
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair.
What is a CONSTANT?
400
Find the mean/average of the following numbers: 1,2,3,4,5
What is THREE?
400
Typically this is the first step of the scientific method.
What is Identify a Problem/Ask a Question?
400
Convert 1200 mg to _______g.
What is 1.2g ?
400
A group of middle school students were given a short course in speed-reading. The instructor was curious if a monetary incentive would influence performance on a reading test taken at the end of the course. Half the students were offered $5 for obtaining a certain level of performance on the test, the other half were not offered money. IDENTIFY THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE.
What is reading performance?
500
The number of variables that you can change in an experiment.
What is one?
500
This kind of graph shows change over time.
What is a line graph?
500
A list of things you do to perform the experiment(not Scientific Method)
What are PROCEDURES?
500
The sum, in grams, of 1.5 kg and 1500 g.
What is 3000 g?
500
This is the type of description found below. The teacher is fat and bald.
What is qualitative?
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