Vocabulary I
To request an answer to a question
What is asking/to ask?
There are two different types of data that can be analyzed...
What are written and verbal data?
Scientists should always use __________ before starting an experiment so they do not harm themselves.
What is safety?
To look at something closely or carefully
What is observation?
A graph that shows the parts of a whole, looking circular like a pizza or a pie
What is a Pie Chart?
What you think may happen in the future
What is a prediction?
Sequence means...
What is to follow the steps in order.
Research
What is careful studying in order to find out more information about something?
A graph that represents data in bars. We made our own with skittles and voting on colors and fall activities.
A prediction or educated guess that can be tested
What is a hypothesis?
True or False: The conclusion part of the scientific method is when the scientist looks to see if they had a correct or incorrect hypothesis.
What is True? This is where the scientist compares what they had as their hypothesis and what they noticed from the results of their experiment.
You may only change one _________ in a science experiment to get accurate results.
What is a variable?
Safety
What is being protected from all danger and harm?
All graphs should have what labeled? (name at least 2)
What are Titles, Scale (number we count by between each line), and the categories of what each bar stands for (colors: blue, green, red, etc.)
An ending statement based on experimental measurements and observations
What is a conclusion?
True or False: When doing research, looking at only Wikipedia for information is the best option.
What is False?
Looking at websites that end in a .org or a .edu are a safe bet. Websites that end in .com are sometimes great, or on the other hand can be sometimes misleading.
A model is...
What is a representation of an object or system? A model could be made to represent a volcano, the solar system, the water cycle, and more.
A picture graph shows...
What is data that is represented by pictures in a table?
The variable is the result of what the scientist changed. It is the effect of what happened in the experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
What are the six(6) steps in the scientific method?
1. Ask a question, 2. Make a hypothesis, 3. Test the hypothesis with an experiment, 4. Analyze the results of the experiment, 5. Draw a conclusion, 6. Communicate and share the results
The independent variable in our plant experiment was ____________.
Answers vary. (the factor that the scientist has changed in order to test the hypothesis.) This could be the amount of water, sunlight, or soil.
The factor that the scientist has changed in order to test the hypothesis.
How many total graphs/charts have we talked about in class?
What is 4? (Line graph, Bar graph, picture chart, and pie chart)