Variables
Anything that changes in an experiment.
a variable
This belongs on the top of every graph you make.
title
The first step of the scientific method.
question
Ella predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.
What part of the scientific method does this describe?
Hypothesis
What type of scientist studies all living things?
biologist
If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but smile at me and I’ll smile back. What am I?
a mirror
The variable that you change in order to test it.
independent variable
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis?
x-axis
An educated guess or prediction for what might happen in an experiment.
hypothesis
Ella decided to feed one plant water and one plant coffee. She would then measure how high the plants grew. What is the dependent variable?
plant height
star
Anyone can hold me, even without their hands, yet no one can do it for long. What am I?
breath
The variable that you observe or measure during an experiment.
dependent variable
True or False: You don't need to label the bottom and side of a graph.
false
The step of the scientific method where you make graphs, look for patterns, and think about what happened.
data analysis
What is missing in the following hypothesis? If I feed one plant water and one plant coffee, then the plant fed with coffee will grow higher than the plant fed with water.
The "Because" part. The reason why you believe this
What type of rock is made from volcanoes?
What has a mouth but can’t chew?
A river
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair.
controlled variable
A type of data that is measured with numbers.
quantitative
Numbers, observations, or information you collect in an experiment.
data
What is wrong with this question for a Science Fair Project: Do unicorns exist?
It is not testable.
What do you call an animal that eats both plants and animals?
omnivore
What is the moon’s worth?
$1, because it has 4 quarters
Sally used “Off” insect spray on Monday and went into the woods. On Tuesday, she rubbed bear fat on herself and went into the woods. She counted how ticks were on her at the end of each day. What is the independent variable.
What she rubbed on herself (Off vs. Bear Fat)
Type of data that involves observations of qualities using your senses.
A list of steps you do to perform the experiment (not Scientific Method)
procedure
Name all the steps of the Scientfic Method.
Question
Background Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
(Collect Data - could be combined with data analysis)
Data Analysis
Conclusion
What is the green pigment in plants that absorbs and converts sunlight into energy?
chlorophyl
You will find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter R