Lab Safety & Tools
What tool should you use to find the volume of a cube?
What is... a ruler
What are the 3 branches of science?
What is... Earth, Life, and Physical Science
What variable do we Intentionally change?
What is...Independent Variable
If data is measured using numbers (or SI units) what is it...
What is... Quantitative
How should you title a graph?
What is... y vs. x
Graduated Cylinders measure?
What is...Volume
What are the 3 things a hypothesis must have?
What is ...IV & DV Variables, 'if' 'then' format, and testable.
What variable do we NOT change? (some would say we measure)
What is... Dependent Variable
What type of model should I use if I want to understand how an engine works in a car?
What is...Physical
If you have multiple changing variables, what type of graph should you use?
What is... Scatter Plot
What tool do we use to determine mass...
What is...triple beam balance
What describes a pattern found in nature?
What is...Scientific Law
What does an experiment HAVE to have in order to compare its results.
What is... Control Group
If I am comparing vegetables and their root type... what type of investigation is this?
What is... comparative
What type of graph is used with percentages
What is... Pie Chart
What is... Tell the teacher!
Theories must be supported by...
What is ... Evidence
What is a variable that we keep the same throughout the experiment? EX: All plants receive 10mL of water
What is... Constant Variable
What type of model is the water cycle, food web, and carbon cycle considered?
What is...Conceptual
The Y axis has what variable...
What is ... Dependent (what you measure - think of height)
What tool can you use to weigh fish?
What is... a spring scale
Making pictures or a illustration based off of observations is...
What is ... developing and using models
Identify the independent variable.
A team is trying to determine if the brand of shoes you wear make a difference in your vertical. Each player tried three different brands of shoes and measured their vertical.
What is.... brand of shoe
What is an advantage of using models?
What is... allows us to see things that are too small/ too large
What variable is the x axis ?
What is... independent variable