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Scientific Method Vocabulary
Variables and Groups
Graphing
Vocabulary
Grab Bag
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able to be changed

What is variable

100

Ashley keeps getting stomach aches after breakfast. She thinks she might be allergic to cow's milk and if she stops using it in her cereal she'll get less stomach aches. She tests her theory by eating Cheerios in cow's milk for one week and then eating Cheerios in soy milk for one week. What is the independent variable?

What is milk

100
where the independent variable is found in a data table
What is the left side
100

using your senses

What is observation

100

What is the proper format for a hypothesis?

What is If, then, because

200

A set of procedures that scientists follow in order to gain knowledge about the world

What is scientific method

200

Ashley keeps getting stomach aches after breakfast. She thinks she might be allergic to cow's milk and if she stops using it in her cereal she'll get less stomach aches. She tests her theory by eating Cheerios in cow's milk for one week and then eating Cheerios in soy milk for one week. What is the dependent variable?

What is stomach aches

200
where the dependent variable is found in a graph
What is the y-axis or side
200

An observable event

What is a phenomena

200

Using observations to make a guess

What is inference

300

A statement where the hypothesis is either accepted or declined

What is conclusion

300

The factor that is measured or observed in the experiment

What is the dependent variable

300

If you are showing change over time, what kind of graph should you use to represent the data?

What is line or scatter plot

300

data with numbers

What is quantitative

300

What is the proper format for a problem statement?

?

400
an educated guess based on prior knowledge
What is hypothesis
400

Using different amounts of an antibiotic is an example of which of the following? A. Bias B. Control C. Hypothesis D. Independent variable

What is D

400

If you are testing to see if the temperature changes earthworm movement (speed), which label would go on the y-axis 

What is earthworm movement (speed)

400

all of the parts of an experiment that need to remain the same

What are constants

400
Andrea found that 15 people like Cheetos, 8 people like Doritos and 28 people like Fritos. What can you conclude?
What is that Fritos are the most popular chip type.
500
measurements collected in an experiment
What is data
500

In our whirligig experiment we tested to see if the number of paperclips affected drop times. What were two constants?

What is location, paper, folds, etc

500
In a line graph, what should be included with each axis label?
What is units of measurement
500

DRYMIX

What is dependent responds on the yaxis, manipulated independent xaxis

500

Does alka seltzer dissolve more quickly in water or vinegar? This is an example of which step in the scientific method process?

What is problem