Variables
A thing that the scientist changes in an experiment.
What is the Independent variable?
What is THE X AXIS?
This step answers the original question.
What is a conclusion?
This is the basic unit for length in the metric system.
What is the meter?
The tool used to measure the length of an object.
What is a metric ruler or meterstick?
The variable that the scientist is looking to see change in.
What is the Dependent Variable?
You should have this at the top of every graph you make.
What is A TITLE?
An educated guess or prediction for what might happen in an experiment.
What is a HYPOTHESIS?
This is the basic unit for volume.
What is the liter?
The tool best used to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is A GRADUATED CYLINDER?
The _______ variable goes along the bottom of the graph which is called the _________ axis
What is the independent variable and X-axis?
Use this type of graph when graphing data that involves different categories that are parts of a whole/
What is CIRCLE GRAPH/PIE GRAPH/PIE CHART?
The step of the scientific method where you make graphs, look for patterns, and think about what happened.
What is the DATA ANALYSIS?
The amount of matter in an object.
What is MASS?
A tool best used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE?
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair and accurate.
What is a CONTROL VARIABLE or CONSTANT?
Graphs are used to find this.
What is PATTERNS OR TRENDS IN DATA?
Numbers, observations, or information you collect in an experiment.
What is DATA?
A measure of how much 3D space an object takes up.
What is volume?
A good tool to use to measure the volume of a box-shaped solid object.
What is a metric ruler?
The number of variables that you can change in an experiment.
What is one?
If your independent and dependent variables can both be measured quantitatively, you should use this type of graph for analysis.
What is a LINE GRAPH.
You need to do this before forming a hypothesis.
What is RESEARCH or ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS?
The difference between weight and mass is this.
What is WEIGHT INCLUDES THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ON AN OBJECT?
This tool is used to measure the weight of an object.
What is a SPRING SCALE?