Observations or Inferences
Quantitative versus Qualitative
Metric Time!
scientific method
variables
100
The sky is gray, I think it is going to thunderstorm.
What is an inference?
100
The bug has green, large wings.
What is qualaitative data
100
Metric measurement for distance?
What is a meter? NOT a yard stick!
100
I think chickens lay more eggs in the summer.
What is a hypothesis?
100
what stays the same on purpose in an experiment is called?
What is constant?
200
I think it is the season of fall
What is an infernece
200
The car moved 15 meters
What is quanitative data?
200
Metric measurement for mass?
What is a gram? ha ha graham cracker!
200
First I need access to a farm. Next, I will choose 1 chicken to use. I will count how many eggs it lays during the month of July and the month of January.
What is an experiment.
200
what is changed in a experiment?
What is variable?
300
I think it is going to explode!
What is an inference
300
There are five turkeys in the woods.
What is quantitative data?
300
measurement for volume
What is a liter?
300
I read online that chickens are more active in the summer.
What is research?
300
What is changed on purpose?
What is an independent variable?
400
The kids appear to be scared.
What is an inference
400
The graduated cylinder read 22 milliliters.
What is quantitative data?
400
How many millimeters are in a centimeter?
What is 10
400
The chickens laid 100 eggs in the summer and 58 eggs in the winter.
What is data?
400
Something that changes due to the independent variable
What is a dependent variable?
500
I see new green leaves on the plant.
What is observation
500
The bark felt rough and bumpy.
What is qualitative data?
500
a 2 liter pop bottle is a measurement of what?
What is volume?
500
I wonder if chickens lay more eggs in the summer?
What is a question?
500
How does the amount of light affect the growth of plants? Control Independent Dependent
What is Control - plants Independent - amount of light Dependent - growth of plant