Vocab
Things in an experiment that stay the same in every trial
What is a constant?
This is the name of the graph we have been using to put our data into
What is a scatter chart?
You are testing out different laundry detergents to see which one removes grass stains.
What would be the independent variable?
A) detergent
B) grass stains
What is detergent?
This is the variable that the experimenter has control over and can change it to determine the relationship in the experiment.
What is the independent variable?
This is the name of the line that goes through our data points
What is a trend line?
You are testing out different laundry detergents to see which one removes grass stains.
What would be the dependent variable?
A) Cleanliness of clothes
B) grass stains
What is cleanliness of clothes?
This is the variable that we collect our data from in an experiment.
What is a dependent variable?
The axis that shows the dependent variable data
What is the y- axis
You are testing out different laundry detergents to see which one removes grass stains.
What would be the control ?
A) Cleanliness of clothes
B) The type of clothes
What is the type of clothes?
This data/ observation can be defined by numbers
What is quantitative data?
The axis that shows the independent variable data
What is the x- axis?
There are 10 students who have turned in their homework and 4 who still need to turn it in.
What type of data is this?
What is quantitative data?
This type of data/ observation can be determined by descriptions of what we can see, hear, taste, or smell
what is qualitative data?
Wilson Middle School is made up of red and brown bricks.
What type of data is this?
What is qualitative data?