Variables
Scientific Method
Engineering Vocabulary
Scientific Testing
Science and Technology
100
Independent variable
What is the variable you intentionally change?
100
The first step in the scientific method
What is the identifying the problem step?
100
Showing measurements, material lists, and views of what a prototype will look like
What is a blueprint?
100
Interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge
What does it mean to infer?
100
This means how people change the world around them to solve problems
What is technology?
200
A factor that is able to be changed or adapted in an experiment.
What is a variable?
200
The third step in the scientific method
What is the hypothesis?
200
A universal measurement system that include the meter, liter, and gram as its base units
What is the metric system?
200
Degree of closeness between measurements
What is accuracy?
200
Two types of graphs commonly used in the science field
What is a line graph and scatter plot?
300
The variable you observe changes in
What is the dependent variable?
300
The second step in the scientific method
What is research and brainstorming step?
300
Data or observations that are expressed in numbers
What is quantitative observations?
300
The set of guidelines that a laboratory or experiment require
What is the procedure?
300
A process in which group members freely suggest any creative solutions that come to mind
What is brainstorming?
400
The dependent variable in the paper airplane experiment
What is distance flown?
400
The final step in the scientific method
What is the conclusion and communicating results step?
400
Data or observations that are descriptive and do not use numbers
What is qualitative?
400
One thing that should be in the conclusion to cite an explanation
What is supported data?
400
Two examples of technology
What are _____ and _______?
500
The independent variable in the paper airplane lab
What is the design of your paper airplane?
500
This is the step where you will most likely have a table and/or graph.
What is testing and data analysis step?
500
A smaller example of the real thing, that is tested to show efficiency
What is a prototype?
500
Experiments or labs can be repeated, concluding with the same values each time
What is precise?
500
A process of learning that starts with questions and proceeds by seeking the answers to the questions.
What is the scientific method?