Variables
Thing that can change in an experiment
What is a variable?
This belongs at the top of every graph
What is the title?
A testable prediction for what might happen
What is a hypothesis?
Instrument used to measure time
What is a stopwatch?
Proposed the Laws of Motion
Who is Newton?
The factors you keep the same for a fair test
What are the controlled variables?
This is the vertical axis
What is the Y axis?
Information obtained using your senses
What is an observation?
Unit of measurement for mass
What is the kilogram (or gram)?
Proposed the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
Who is Darwin (and Wallace)?
The variable you measure during an experiment
What is the dependent variable?
This should be included next to the label on each axis
What are the units?
The sequence of steps you performed to conduct the experiment
What is the Method?
Instrument used to measure volume
What is a measuring cylinder?
Revealed the structure of DNA
Who were Watson and Crick?
The variable you change to see if it makes a difference.
What is the independent variable?
The line that shows the trend in the data
What is the line of best fit?
The statement that sums up the results
What is the conclusion?
Unit of measurement for force
What is the Newton?
Proposed the Theory of Continental Drift
Who is Wegener?
The number of variables you should change in an experiment?
What is one?
The independent variable is always put on this axis
What is the X axis?
Data that is numerical i.e. numbers/values/with units
What is quantitative data?
Data measurements that are precise and true the actual value
What is accurate data?
Developed the layout of the Periodic Table with groups and periods
Who was Mendeleev?