Metric System
What metric unit is used to measure length?
What is meter?
Is this an observation or inference? “The plant is green.”
What is an observation?
What type of graph is best for showing change over time?
What is a line graph?
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Which variable is changed on purpose by the experimenter?
What is the independent variable?
What metric unit is used to measure mass?
What is the gram?
Is this a qualitative or quantitative observation: “The water is 20°C”?
What is quantitative?
What kind of graph is best for comparing groups?
What is a bar graph?
What is the format of a good hypothesis?
What is if (independent variable), then (dependent variable) because...?
Which variable is measured or observed?
What is the dependent variable?
Which is larger: a kilometer or a meter?
What is a kilometer?
Define inference.
What is a conclusion or explanation based on observations?
In the acronym TAILS, what does the “I” stand for?
What is intervals?
What is an extraneous variable?
What is a control group?
What is a group that does not receive the independent variable; used for comparison?
How many milliliters are in a liter?
What is 1,000 milliliters?
Give an example of a qualitative observation.
Ex: The blanket is white.
What does DRY MIX help you remember?
Variables on the axes: Dependent-Responding-Y (axis); Manipulated-Independent-X (axis)
What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?
A hypothesis is a testable prediction; a theory is a well-tested explanation.
What is a constant or controlled variable?
What is a variable that stays the same in all groups of the experiment?
What does the prefix "centi-" mean in the metric system?
What is one hundredth or 0.01?
You see someone running and sweating. You say, “They are tired.” Is this an observation or inference?
What is an inference?
What does TAILS stand for, and what is it used for.
What is making sure you have a proper graph with all components? T- title, A- axis, I- intervals, L- labels, S- scale.
What is make an observation, ask a question, conduct background research, form a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, accept of reject hypothesis, and share results.
Why is it important to only change one variable at a time in an experiment?
What is to make sure that the results are caused by the independent variable and not something else?