Science Notes
Variables Defined
Scientists, Engineers, or both?
Identify Variables
Vocabulary
Random
100
The scientific method always starts with a ______________
question
100
The variables that are kept the same in an experiment are called ________
constants
100
Research before starting their work
both
100
What is the independent variable for the hypothesis:
If teenagers sleep more than 10 hours a night, then their grades will improve.
teenagers sleep more than 10 hours a night
100
What is the name of the first design (working model) in the engineering design process?
prototype
100
What is on the roof of Discovery Middle School?
What is a swimming pool?
200
The result of the scientific method is __________
knowledge OR answers OR data
200
The variables the scientist changes on purpose are called ____________.
Independent
200
Develop explanations about the natural world
Scientists
200
A student wants to test how the amount of sunlight affects plant growth.
👉 What is the independent variable?
What is the amount of sunlight?
200
The practice of asking questions and developing explanations about the natural world is the definition of ___________.
Science
200
This planet has a giant red spot and is the largest in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
300
What is the structure (sentence frame) for a solid hypothesis?
If ________, then ___________ because _______.
300
The variables that are being measured are called the ____________________.
Dependent Variables
300
Design technology to help with problems
Engineers
300
A scientist changes the temperature of water to see how fast sugar dissolves.
👉 What is the dependent variable?
What is the time it takes for sugar to dissolve?
300
The limits or rules you follow in a project.
What are the constraints?
300
Which bin does the following item go in?
Trash - it's a clamshell
400
What's the #1 thing a graph needs from your notes?
What is a meaningful title?
400
A trial where nothing is changed. You collect data without changing the independent variable in order to make a comparison.
What is the controlled trial?
400
Brainstorm solutions to problems
Engineers
400
A teacher gives students different types of music to listen to while studying, then measures their test scores.
👉 What is the independent variable?
What is the type of music?
400
A plan or drawing showing how something will be built.
What is a design?
400
In Minecraft, this green creature explodes when it gets close to you.
What is a creeper?
500
Every graph needs x and y-axis ___________ that descibe what numbers on the axis represent.
What are labels?
500
Which variable is your data?
What is the dependent variable?
500
Collaborate with colleagues and work together
Both
500
An experiment tests how the amount of sleep affects reaction time in a video game.
👉 What is the dependent variable?
What is the reaction time?
500
The first tower you built in the tower build challange was an example of what?
What is a prototype?
500
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
What is an echo?
600
What is the average of the following number set?
9. 6. 7. 4. 19.
What is 9?
600
In the paper plane experiment, what variable was the number of paperclips?
The independent variable.
600
Are held back by constraints/restrictions
both
600
Researchers give athletes different types of sports drinks and record how long they can run before getting tired.
👉 What is the dependent variable?
What is time athletes can run before getting tired?
600
What is a trade-off?
One thing gets worse, and another thing gets better.
600
This mammal is known to be the only one capable of true flight.
What is a bat?