Scientific Process
Gaining scientific knowledge through the scientific process is based on ____________ of the natural world.
What are observations?
An investigation in which the factors that influence the outcome are kept the same except for one, the factor being studied is called a ________________ experiment.
What is controlled?
Anytime you collect and record observations you are gathering ____________.
What is data?
The system of standard units used by scientists in all their measurements.
What is the metric system (or SI, Systeme International d'Unites)?
Besides observed/measured data, a good data table will have these three things.
Observations made using one of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste or hearing.
What are qualitative observations?
A factor that changes in an experiment.
What is a variable?
In a lab report, the ____________ summarizes whether results support or contradict the hypothesis.
What is conclusion?
The amount of matter something has is called its ___________.
What is mass?
The three types of graphs mentioned in the text.
What are bar, line and circle?
A possible, testable explanation for one or more observations or a suggested, testable answer to a question.
What is a hypothesis?
The variable which is intentionally changed or manipulated.
What is the independent variable?
A logical conclusion drawn from observations, previous knowledge, and available information.
What is an inference?
How much space an object occupies is called its ____________.
What is volume?
The direction of the x-axis is _______________ on a graph.
What is horizontal?
Hypotheses are tested by developing _________________.
What are experiments?
BONUS!!!!
BONUS!!!
A description of a natural phenomenon or relationship that is supported by a significant amount of evidence and often includes mathematical terms.
What is a scientific law?
The SI unit for temperature is _______________.
What is Celsius?
What are cubic meters, cubic centimeters or cubic millimeters?
Observations made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, beakers, thermometers, etc.
What are quantitative observations?
The variable which responds to the manipulated variable is called the ________________.
What is the dependent variable?
An in-depth explanation of a range of phenomena in the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence.
What is a scientific theory?
1000 points if your team can explain unit conversions at the whiteboard using p. 26 in your text as a guide. You must do this in 5 minutes or less. (The example is converting grams to kilograms).
1000 points if your team can explain unit conversions at the whiteboard using p. 26 in your text as a guide. You must do this in 5 minutes or less. (The example is converting grams to kilograms).
The number of centimeters in 1.3 meters
What is 130 centimeters? ***500 bonus points if you can show this on the board with conversion factor!