Variables
Graphing
Scientific Method
Measurements
Tools
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 INDEPENDANT VARIABLE?
200
What is the name of the vertical axis where the dependant variable goes?
What is Y-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 DEPENDANT 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 OR CONTROL?
400
Read the graph at your desk to answer the following question. The number of 5th grade student council members in 2005-2006 school year.
What is 15?
400
Observations or data collected using numbers and actual measurements.
What is QUANTITATIVE DATA?
400
A measure of how much 3D space an object takes up.
What is volume?
400
What unit of measurement would best suit measuring the distance from school to your home.
What are km?
500
The group in an experiment that is tested, you could compare them to the control group to see if any change truly occured.
What is the experimental group?
500
If you have a data table with two columns, the left column (independant variable)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
What tools can we use to organize data collected during an experiment?
What are data tables, charts, and graphs.
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