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Field trip
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Experiment results are compared to this. This shows the scientist if the independent variable made a difference.
What is a control?
100
The one and only variable that is being changed by the scientist in the experiment. This is the ONE thing the scientist is changing to see what it does. It is being "manipulated"
What is independent variable?
100
Share two AMAZING, thoughtful, SPECIFIC, mind-blowing facts you learned during the "Butterfly Conservation" class at the Nature Museum.
(answers will vary)
200
A part of the experiment
What is variable?
200
A possible answer to a scientific question, based on observations. It is not necessarily correct though - to find out if it is, you must experiment!
What is hypothesis?
300
Variables that could not be controlled either by mistake or on purpose.
What is a source of error?
300
Suzie wants to know if girls are better in science than boys. She plans on using Tuesday's test results to see if this is true. What would her hypothesis be?
IF girls are better in science than boys THEN they will score higher on Tuesday's test BECAUSE (answers may vary).
400
The variable(s) that are the same for every group doing the experiment. These variables make it "fair"
What are constants?
400
Suzie wants to know if girls are better in science than boys. She plans on using Tuesday's test results to see if this is true. What would the independent variable be?
The independent variable is gender (boy or girl)
500
The variable a scientist measures in an experiment. It is the variable that observed. This is what is recorded as data. It "responds" to a change/
What is dependent variable?
500
Suzie wants to know if girls are better in science than boys. She plans on using Tuesday's test results to see if this is true. What would the dependent variable be?
The dependent variable is the test results.