This question guides the experiment. It contains both the independent and dependent variables
What is the Experimental Question (Purpose)?
100
Data provides ________ to answer the experimental question.
What is evidence?
100
Conclusions should always restate the _____________.
What is experimental question?
100
Data interpretation is like telling a ___________ using the evidence and data from the experiment.
What is story?
100
Reliability is an other word for how much your can trust the ________ in an experiment
What is data?
200
This variable is usually the effect, outcome, or result that is measured
What is the dependent variable?
200
You should be able to _____________ the data in an experiment.
What is measure?
200
Answers to experimental questions are never proof, they are only _____________.
What is support?
200
Data interpretations should compare the independent variable to the ________________.
What is dependent variable.
200
Confidence in your results can be high or ______ depending on your limitations.
What is low?
300
This is the part of the experiment that is changed to see if it makes a difference in the outcome.
What is the independent variable?
300
A _______________ is usually used to organize data that is collected.
What is a table or list?
300
Answers should be supported with _____________ from the experiment.
What is evidence, data, or observations?
300
Data interpretation should compare the independent and dependent variable to the ________________ setups.
What is positive and negative control (control)?
300
Small sample size in an experiment can make your data ________?
What is unreliable?
400
This is a statement of the predicted outcome with a logic reason for the prediction
What is the hypothesis?
400
Tables should contain ____________ in order to communicate the information to the reader.
What is title, labels, or headings?
400
Errors, sample size, and how random the sample was are all examples of ________________ that should be discussed.
What is limitations?
400
Interpret the following data:
Independent variable
Red light = 10 moths
Yellow light = 40 moths
Positive Control (white light) = 20 moths
Negative Control (no light) = 0 moths
What is yellow light attracts more moths than red or white light?
400
Random samples make your experiment more ________?
What is reliable?
500
This is usually contains two part of the setup. The first part should show the expected result and the second part should not show any result.
What are the positive and negative controls?
500
Numbers on tables and graphs should be followed by ___________ in order for the numbers to have meaning to the reader
What is units?
500
Limitations of the experiment should give ideas for __________________.
What is future experiments or research?
500
Experimental results can only support an answer to the experimental question because all experimental results have ____________.
What is limitations?
500
Three things that can make your experiment more reliable.
What is
1. large sample size
2. random sample
3. repeated experiments.