Scientific Method Vocab
The question you are investigating
What is a problem statement?
Information you gather, record, and analyze
What is data?
Used to measure temperature (Degrees Celsius)
What is a thermometer?
This goes at the top of a graph and includes the independent and dependent variables
What is a title?
What is a fact?
An educated or scientific guess
What is a hypothesis?
What is an observation?
used to measure liquids (mL)
What is a beaker?
The variable that goes on the x-axis
What is an independent variable?
smells like fresh baked cookies, red flowers, tastes sour
What is a qualitative observation?
Testing your hypothesis
What is an experiment?
describable, not measurable
What is qualitative?
Used to measure the length, width, and height of objects (cm)
What is a ruler?
The variable that goes on the y-axis
What is a dependent variable?
He was shot with an arrow in the shoulder
What is the final conclusion of the Iceman?
The condition being measured or observed
What is a dependent variable?
measurable, a value/number
What is quantitative?
Used to find the mass of objects (g)
What is a triple beam balance?
The purpose is to show change over time
What is a line graph?
Music professor who went missing in 1938.
What is an independent variable?
The process of creating a logical explanation/conclusion based on the given observation or evidence.
What is an inference?
Used to find the volume of irregular objects (mL)
What is a graduated cylinder?
The purpose is to show how variables compare to each other
What is a bar graph?
List the steps of the scientific method in order
What is
1. Ask the question (problem statement)
2. Collect Data (research)
3. Hypothesis (educated guess)
4. Experiment (run your test)
5. Data (analyze your results)
6. Conclusion (final answer)