An educated guess about what you think might happen.
What is a hypothesis?
100
Besides the U.S., the world uses the ___________ to measure.
What is the metric system?
100
A graph made out of pictures that represent the data.
What is a pictograph?
100
TRIPLE JEOPARDY!!! The name of the best 6th grade science teacher you've ever had. (Don't get tricked!)
Who is Professor Einstoone?
200
Forming a conclusion is the _______ step in the Scientific Method?
What is last?
200
The two parts/words that make up a hypothesis.
What is "if-then?"
200
Name the FOUR different metric units we use to measure.
What are grams, liters, meters, and celsius?
200
A graph that shows 100% of the data using fractions or percentages.
What is a circle graph?
200
Something the scientist makes sure stays the same throughout the experiment.
What is a constant?
300
A variable that is changed by the scientist.
What is the independent variable?
300
Identify the dependent variable in the following hypothesis:
If I stop watering my lawn, then my grass will stop growing weeds.
What is "the growth of the weeds?"
300
Convert.
14.8 cm = ________ mm
What is 148?
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
A graph that usually shows a trend or a change over time.
What is a line graph?
300
What would be the control group in an experiment to see if people would gain weight by eating only donuts for every meal?
What is the group that does not eat donuts for every meal?
400
After you make an __________, you usually make an inference about what is going on.
What is observation?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
The variable that changes because of what the scientist changes.
What is dependent variable?
400
Convert.
109 g = _____ kg
What is 0.109?
400
A graph that easily shows the maximum, minimum, and mode of a set of data.
What is a stem and leaf graph?
400
A control is important to have so you have something to ________ your results to throughout your experiment.
What is compare?
500
The step of the Scientific Method that comes after you form a hypothesis.
What is perform an experiment, or test your hypothesis?
500
Make a hypothesis out of the following statement:
The amount of math homework do may affect how smart you are.
What is "If I do my math homework, then I will be smarter?" (Answers will vary)
500
Convert.
769.34 mg = __________ hg
What is 0.0076934?
500
A graph that cannot be used to show how something changes over time, and is not well suited for making predictions.
What is a bar graph?
500
Name the constants in the following experiment. There are two:
I want to see how taping thumbs will affect my time it takes to tie a shoe. I will test the same person- they will do three trials buttoning up the same shirt with their thumbs taped to their palms. Then I will do three trials without their thumbs taped and compare the average of the times.