Variables
Anything that changes in an experiment
What is a variable
This step answers the original question
What is a conclusion
The basic unit for length in the metric system
What is a meter
The very first step of starting experiment
What is an observation/question
What are degrees celsius
The variable that you make different in order to test it
What is the independent variable
An educated guess or prediction about what you think will happen during an experiment
What is a hypothesis
a tool used to measure volume, usually of a liquid
What is a graduated cylinder
This uses the template "How does ____ affect ___?"
What is a testable question
There are this many milliliters (ml) in one liter (L)
What is 1000
The variable that you measure or observe during an experiment
What is the dependent variable
The step of the scientific method where you make graphs, look for patterns, and think about what happened
What is analysis
The formula used to measure the volume of a solid like a cube or rectangular prism
What is "LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT"
The group that is compared to the experimental group, shows what happens when nothing is changed.
What is the control group
During the germination lab, we tested if seeds would germinate better in light or dark conditions. The light level is the _____
What is the independent variable
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment the same
What is the control
Numbers, observations, or information you collect during an experiment
What is data
A measure of how much 3D space something takes up
What is volume
a "good" hypothesis must have these three words
what are "If", "then", and "because"
This is what you can see or notice about something, without having to think about why
what is an observation
The number of variables you can change in an experiment
What is "one"
Then template that we use to create a testable question is:
How does _______ affect ______?
A good tool to use to measure the volume of a cube or rectangular solid
what is a ruler or meter stick
Mr. Pitcock wants to know if students score better on tests that are given on Friday, than tests that are given on Monday. His testable questions should be:
How does the day of the week affect student test scores?
Mr. Newson notices that a student comes to school on Monday with a cast on her foot, that wasn't there on Friday. He thinks she broke her foot doing something dangerous this weekend. Mr. Newson made a(n) _______
what is an inference