Vocab
The way parts and pieces connect and move
Mechanism
This is limiting in an experiment
Constraints
This type of variable is the same every time
Control Variable
Variable that added mass to the whirligig
Adding paper clips
What I believe to be true
Claim
The standards in an experiment
Criteria
What type of variable was the color and material of the Whirligig?
Control variables
Changing this variable increased the air resistance
Increasing blade length
A push or pull on an object
Force
When only ONE variable is changed in the experiment. Making it a good experiment
Fair test
The variable that is being changed is...
Independent Variable
A cereal box
A force opposing gravity, through air
Air resistance
A pattern of change over time
Trend
The variable that can be measured is
Dependent variable
Before running any trials, each group should create this
A data table
to explain the meaning of something
interpret
The way the parts are put together
Structure
The dependent variable in the Whirligig experiment
Speed
This force pulls the Whirligig toward Earth
Gravity