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Vocabulary
Study of Science
Representing Data
Variables
Miscellaneous
100

The test model of a project.

What is a prototype?

100

A biologist studies this TYPE of science.

What is life science?

100

This type of graph is primarily used to show data that is taken over a continuous amount of time.

What is a line graph?

100

The variable that "I" intentionally change? (dirty hands, washed hands, hand sanitizer, chromebooks)

What is an Independent Variable?

100
What you use to record and display your data when looking for relationships among the variables.
What is a data table or graph?
200

This includes observations, measurements, and other types of data scientists gather

What is empirical evidence?

200

What do scientists record from making observations based on measurements in science?

What is data?

200

This type of graph can be used to display and compare data in a number of different categories.

What is a bar graph?

200

The variable that describes the "D"ata that we are measuring?

What is a Dependent Variable?

200
After making observations and inferences you create this which is a possible explanation of your observations and can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
300
The investigation and exploration of natural events that occur in the world around us.
What is science?
300
A representation of something in the natural world, typically too small or large to study up close.
What is a model?
300

When you take the largest number from your data and subtract it by the smallest number of your data.

What is the range?

300

The variables that remain the same for all trial in an investigation so that the experiment can be VALID.

What are the constant variable?

300

The two forms of scientific knowledge that can be shown as a mathematical equation.

What are laws and models?

400

A well-supported explanation of the natural world (hint: explains WHY something happens).

What is theory?

400
DAILY DOUBLE: Name three reliable sources that can be used when conducting research (as you will be doing for science fair).
What are the Internet (.org, .gov, .edu websites), encyclopedia, nonfiction books, scientific periodicals/articles, or publications of other scientists' work?
400

This type of model can be touched.

What is a physical model?

400

The test group in an experiment that you keep normal/ the same to compare your data too. 

What is a control?

400
The axis that is used to plot the responding/outcome variable.
What is the y axis?
500
Describes a basic principle of nature that always occurs under certain conditions (hint: explains HOW something happens).
What is a law?
500

Name two characteristics of a quality scientific Investigation.

What is

-a large sample size, able to be repeated, results are able to be replicated, communication with others

500

Name the three important characteristics that MUST be included in a graph.

What is the title, labels/headings, and data.

500
DAILY DOUBLE: How does parachute size effect the rate of a falling object? The independent variable. The dependent variable.
What is the size of the parachute? What is the rate of a falling object?
500
Three science safety rules.
Many possible answers.