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Variables
Scientific Method
Vocabulary
Scientific Writing
Science & Technology
100
The variable you intentionally change
What is the independent variable
100
The question or problem
What is the first step of the scientific method
100
Risks
What are dangerous things you try to control in an experiment
100
She / He / They / I (personal pronouns)
What are words I never use in scientific writing
100
a microscope or a computer
What are examples of technology that can be used in an experiment
200
The control variable
What is the thing you keep the same
200
An educated guess based on observation and research
What is the hypothesis
200
Hypothesis
What is an idea you can test
200
The first section of scientific writing
What is the purpose
200
Observation
What is gathering information using the senses (sight, touch, smell, sound)
300
The variable you observe so you can measure it
What is the dependent variable
300
Final step in the scientific method
What is the conclusion
300
Quantitative data
What is data that is expressed in numbers
300
The section that will include the materials (equipment) and instructions (method)
What is the procedure
300
helps us to solve problems and change the world we live in
What is technology
400
The dependent variable in the paper airplane experiment
What is the distance the plane flew
400
It is done after you identify your question or problem
What is research and observation
400
Control
What is the thing you keep the same
400
The result of the experiment (hypothesis True/False) Data analysis A summary statement
What is the conclusion
400
Using different kinds of technology to test a theory
What is an experiment
500
In the airplane experiment - the kind of paper; the design (how you folded it); how you threw it
What were the independent variables
500
The step where you will most likely have a table or a graph
What is data analysis
500
Data that uses words and descriptions
What is qualitative data
500
Concise
What is giving all the details in as few words as possible
500
Using a computer to gather information about a question or problem
What is research