vocabulary
___________- a mass that hangs down from a rope, chain, or other support, free to swing back and forth when put into motion
Pendulum
__________- the basic procedure used in a controlled experiment, before changing any of the variables
standard
_________- share to the world with your results
Conclusion
_______________- any motion or activity that repeats itself
cycle
__________ ___________ - an experiment in which ONE, and only one, variable is changed in order to assess it effects on the outcome of the experiment
Controlled experiment
__________- running a trial
Experiment
________________ _____________ - the variable we change or manipulate.
Independent Variable
____________-__________ __________- a coordinate graph used to show the results of the experiment
Two-coordinate graph
Question
What is on the Y-axis (Vertical line)?
Dependent variable
What is on the X-axis (horizontal line)?
Independent variable
_____________ _____________ - the variable that is unknown in the beginning.
Dependent Variable
______________- a condition that can change and might affect the outcome of an experiment.
variable
_____________- marking down data
Results
In experiment one what was the dependent variable?
the amount of people, or pennies, that can go onto the ship, or cup.
In experiment one was the independent variable?
the size of the cup
_____________/_____________ _______________- the variables that stays the same in the entire experiment.
Control/Constant variable
_____________- using your five senses
Observation
___________ - an educated guess
Hypothesis
In experiment one we had a lot of control/constant variables, name a few of them
the temperature of the water, the same material, the type of water, the amount of one penny, the "flower pattern", the environment, the same people, and a lot more.
What is the order of the six scientific method?
Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, and Conclusion.