Lab Safety
Variables
Planning Investigations
Data
Graphing & Analysis
100
This is how long hair should be for lab.
What is tied back?
100
This is any factor in a scientific investigation.
What is a variable?
100
This is identified at the beginning of an investigation- it must be measurable and contain variables.
What is a testable question?
100
In an investigation, information is usually collected in one of these.
What is a data table?
100
For the ball bounce lab, we created this type of graph.
What is a line graph?
200
These must be worn on your feet for lab.
What are closed-toed shoes?
200
This is the variable that a scientist changes on purpose during an investigation.
What is an independent variable?
200
Some investigations might need one of these for comparison- a group that is not given the independent variable.
What is a control group?
200
In the ball bounce lab, for each drop height, we transformed the data of our three trials by finding this.
What is the average?
200
On a scientific graph, the independent variable usually goes on this axis.
What is the X-axis?
300
Ms. V might tell you to wear these for some labs, in order to protect your eyes.
What are safety goggles?
300
This is a variable that responds to change and is measured by the scientist in an investigation.
What is a dependent variable?
300
This is a factor in an investigation that is not being tested but is kept the same for comparison.
What is a constant?
300
Scientists usually make one of these in order to find and communicate patterns in their data.
What is a graph?
300
On a scientific graph, the dependent variable usually goes on this axis.
What is the Y-axis?
400
You should know the location of this important safety equipment in the science lab.
What are the fire extinguishers and the eye wash station?
400
The independent variable in an investigation testing the effect of different types of music on plant growth.
What are the music types?
400
This is a possible answer to a scientific question, usually in the form of an "If...then" statement.
What is a hypothesis?
400
This word describes data that is based on numbers.
What is quantitative?
400
This needs to be at the top of every graph you make.
What is a title?
500
This is how you can safely smell chemicals in the science lab.
What is wafting?
500
This is the dependent variable in an investigation testing how the speed of an airplane is affected by the weight of its cargo?
What is the airplane's speed?
500
These are the step-by-step instructions for scientific investigations.
What is a procedure?
500
This word describes data that is not based on numbers- and might include sketches and descriptive observations.
What is qualitative?
500
This is the name for any data point coordinate on a line graph.
What is an ordered pair?
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