Vocabulary
Define Blind Experiments
What is experiments in which information about the test is kept from the participants to reduce bias
Where is the y axis on a graph?
Where is the vertical line
A student decides to test the effectiveness of different household floor cleaners. He marks off a section of the kitchen floor and scuffs it up with black heel marks. He then divides that section into four equal quarters, and he scrubs each quarter with a different brand of floor cleaner. Identify the variables in this experiment.
What is the brand of floor cleaner
What will identifying variables in an experiment help you avoid?
What is it will help you avoid flaws in your work
True or false:
Should we reduce the number of variables in an experiment if they are not necessary?
What is true
Define Double Blind Experiments
What is experiments in which neither the experimenters nor the participants know the object's identities in the setup
Where is the x axis on a graph
Where is it is located on the horizontal line
A scientist wanted to test two different fertilizers on tomato plants while still applying the same amount of water. They were different species of types of tomato plants. What variables would you want to remove?
What is the different types of tomatoes
What is it called when data is collected based on people's opinions?
What is subjective data
True or false
The squares in the line graph are called guides
What is false
Define Experimental Variables
What is an aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment
What are the labels at the tops of the tables supposed to be called?
What is trials, variables, and observations
What is the point of removing variables?
What is you should always reduce the number of experimental variables that are not necessary part of the experiment
What is it called when the results are just a measurable number, not how someone feels about something in an experiment
What is objective data
True or False
The squares beside a graph are called legends
What is true
Define hypothesis
What is an educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
Do circle graphs use percentages?
What is yes
Define Control
What is the variables part of an experiment to which all others will be compared
Name the different types of graphs, tables, and charts
Line graphs, circle chart, double line graphs, bar graphs, and tables