Vocabulary
Variables
Scientific Traits
Definitions
100
A summary of what you have learned from a scientific experiment.
What is the conclusion.
100
The variable that is purposely changed during an experiment.
What is a manipulated variable.
100
Identify three traits of a scientist.
What is observing, predicting, inferring, making models, and classifying.
100
The answer is classifying.
What is putting things that are alike in some way into categories or groups.
200
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future.
What is a prediction.
200
Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this this out by spraying half of the shower with coconut juice. He sprays the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of "treatment" there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower. This would be the independent variable.
What is the coconut juice?
200
Having an attitude of doubt.
What is skepticism.
200
Scientific inquiry.
What is the diverse ways in which scientists question and observe the world around them.
300
An observation that deals with numbers or amounts.
What is quantitative observation.
300
Another name for the responding variable.
What is the dependent variable.
300
Name three scientific attitudes.
What is curiosity, open-mindedness, creativity, honesty, skepticism.
300
Scientific theory.
What is a well tested explanation for a wide range of observations
400
An organized way to collect and record scientific observations.
What is a data table.
400
Smithers thinks that a special juice will increase the productivity of workers. He creates two groups of 50 workers each and assigns each group the same task (in this case, they're supposed to staple a set of papers). Group A is given the special juice to drink while they work. Group B is not given the special juice. After an hour, Smithers counts how many stacks of papers each group has made. Group A made 1,587 stacks, Group B made 2,113 stacks. What is Smither's dependent variable in this experiment?
What is the number of stacks of papers.
400
Scientists do this to stay organized.
What is the purpose of organizing data in a table.
400
Qualitative observation.
What is observations not having to do with numbers or amounts.
500
Understanding basic scientific terms and principles.
What is scientific literacy.
500
Lisa is working on a science project. Her task is to answer the question: "Does Rogooti (which is a commercial hair product) affect the speed of hair growth". Her family is willing to volunteer for the experiment. Identify the control group.
Who is the family members that do not have Rogooti put in their hair.
500
This term means that a scientist only changes one variable during an experiment.
What is a controlled experiment.
500
Inference.
What is explaining or interpreting things that you observe based on reasoning and past experiences.
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