Variables
Scientific Method
Vocabulary
Tools and measurement
potpourri
100
Independent variable
What is the variable you intentionally change?
100
The first step in the scientific method
What is the purpose, question or problem?
100
Showing a preference for or against someone or thing
What is bias?
100
Measures mass
What is a balance?
100
Shows the relationship between two things
What is a line graph
200
Can only have 1
What are independent variables
200
The third step in the scientific method
What is the hypothesis?
200
a testable prediction
What is a hypothesis
200
Measures weight
What is a scale?
200
Permanently changes the thing it is helping or improving
What is adaptive technology?
300
The variable you observe changes in
What is the dependent variable?
300
The second step in the scientific method
What is research?
300
Data or observations that are expressed in numbers
What is quantitative?
300
Measures volume
What is a graduated cylinder?
300
Shows data as parts of a whole
What is a circle graph?
400
The things that are kept the same
constants
400
The final step in the scientific method
What is the conclusion?
400
Data or observations that are descriptive and do not use numbers
What is qualitative?
400
cm3 or mL
What is units for volume?
400
Assistive technology
What is helps a person while they need it
500
The group is not given special treatment
What is the control group?
500
This is the step where you will most likely have a table and/or graph
What is record/analyze data?
500
A group used in an experiment that is used for comparison, no experimenting is done to it
What is a control group?
500
Unit for mass
What are grams?
500
working model of technology
What is a prototype?