Variables
The variable that is changed in an experiment.
What is the independent variable (IV)?
An educated prediction that can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
The axis for the changed/independent variable(IV).
What is the x-axis?
This type of graph should be used to identify how many of each color of smarties are in a bag?
What is a Bar/Pie graph.
A visual representation of your collected data in an experiment.
What is a graph?
The variable that is measured in an investigation.
What is the dependent variable (DV)?
In an experiment, this is how many variables should be changed.
What is one variable? (IV)
The axis for the measured/dependent variable.
What is the y-axis?
The type of graph that should be used to study the time it took a plant to grow with different amounts of fertilizer.
What is a line graph?
Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.
What is data?
The variable that is represented on the y- (vertical) axis.
What is the Measured (dependent) variable?
The answer to the original question.
What is the conclusion?
A line drawn on a graph that comes as close as possible to all of the data points.
What is the line of best fit?
The type of graph that should be used to study how fast a puppy will grow with different types of dog food.
What is a Line graph?
The type of investigation used to study things that you cannot control, such as when the Old Faithful Geyser errupts.
What is a repeated observation?
The name given to every aspect of the experiment that does not change.
What is a controlled condition?
This is completed after you collect data.
What is a graph of the data?
This should be found at the top of each and every graph you make.
What is the title?
The type of graph that is used to tell what percentage of Mosinee students play sports.
What is a Pie graph?
The type of investigation used when YOU are in control of all of the conditions of the experiment.
What is an experiment?
The variable listed on the X-axis.
What is the changed (independent) variable?
A list of steps that will be taken to complete the experiment.
What is the procedure?
The 5 things EVERY good line graph should have (name acronym and define each letter)
What is TAILS (title, axis, interval, labels, scale)?
The type of graph that should be used to study how high will a bouncy ball bounce when dropped from different heights.
What is a Bar graph?
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and prior knowledge.
What is an inference?