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Vocabulary Words
Graphing
Steps of the Scientific Method
Identifying Variables
Tools
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Anything that changes in an experiment.
What is a VARIABLE?
100
This belongs on the top of every graph you make.
What is a TITLE?
100
The last step of the scientific method that answers the original question.
What is a conclusion?
100
Spongebob tested to see how different types of bubble solutions affect the size of the bubbles that are blown. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
What is the different bubble solutions?
100
The tool used to measure the length of an object.
What is a metric ruler or meterstick?
200
The variable that you change in order to test it.
What is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
200
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis?
What is X-AXIS?
200
An educated guess or prediction for what might happen in an experiment.
What is a HYPOTHESIS?
200
A scientist tested to see how different amounts of light affect the rate at which plants grow. What is the dependent variable?
What is the rate that plants grow?
200
The tool best used to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is A GRADUATED CYLINDER?
300
The variable that you observe or measure during an experiment.
What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
300
True or False: You don't need to label the bottom and side of a graph.
What is FALSE?
300
The step of the scientific method where you make graphs, look for patterns, and think about what happened.
What is the ANALYSIS?
300
Mr. Hinrichs wanted to test how different types of fish food affect the speed that fish can swim at. Other than the fish food, nothing else changed. What is one thing that should remain constant during this experiment?
What is the number of fish, type of fish, temperature of water, size of fish tank, objects inside of fish tank, amount of oxygen in the tank, cleanliness of the tank. (other answers may be accepted)
300
A tool best used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE or scale?
400
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair.
What is a CONSTANT?
400
What is the name of the vertical (up and down) axis?
What is Y AXIS?
400
Numbers, observations, or information you collect in an experiment.
What is DATA?
400
7th and 8th grade students at McDonough Middle School took the same math test. The 7th graders had calculators during the test, the 8th graders did not. The teachers then graded the students to see who performed better on the test. What is the independent variable?
What is the calculators?
400
The tool you use to look at very small things.
What is a microscope?
500
What is science?
What is the study of the natural world?
500
What are three different types of graphs?
What are Line Graphs, Bar graphs and Pie graphs
500
A list of things you do to perform the experiment(not Scientific Method)
What are PROCEDURES?
500
Two students get in an argument over what type of shoes are the best to play basketball in. One student argues Nikes are the best. Another student believes that Jordan's are better. They test the experiment by having their friend on the basketball team wear Nike's during one game and Jordan's during a second game against the same team. They then record the number of points scored by their friend in each game.What is the independent variable in this experiment?
What is the different types of shoes?
500
A good tool to use to measure the length of this classroom
What is a tape measure?