Investigation
The part of the experiment that serves as a comparison to the variable; typically the group NOT being changed.
What is a CONTROL GROUP?
This belongs on the top of every graph you make.
What is a TITLE?
This step answers the original question and summarizes your results.
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 you make CHANGE in order to test it.
What is a INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis?
What is X-AXIS?
An 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 that you observe or measure during an experiment.
What is a DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
What type of graph is used/drawn to compare the levels of IV tested?
What is BAR GRAPH?
The step of the scientific method where you make graphs, look for patterns, and think about what happened.
What is the OBSERVATION & ANALYSIS?
The formula used to find the DENSITY of an object.
What is D = Mass/Volume (m/v)?
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.
What is a CONSTANT?
Which variable is labeled on the X-axis?
What is INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
Numbers, observations, or information you collect in an experiment.
What is DATA?
A measure of how much space an object takes up.
What is volume?
What are 100 cm?
The number of variables that you can change in an experimemt.
What is one?
Which variable is labeled on the Y-axis?
What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.
A list of things you do to perform the experiment (STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS)
What are PROCEDURES?
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
The process used to determine the volume of an irregular shaped object (like a rock).
What is a WATER DISPLACEMENT?