Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Scientific report
Science skills
Lab safety
100
possible answer to a scientific question
Hypothesis
100
A way to organize your results in a lab experiment
Data table or data chart
100
This is the first thing you do in an experiment.
-materials list
-hypothesis
-procedures
Hypothesis
100
True of False: The manipulated variable also called the independent variable is a factor that is changed by the researcher.
True
100
What sign is this?
Flammable
200
anything that is detected either through human senses or with instruments and measuring devices that extend human senses
Observation
200
This is what you are measuring in an experiment
Dependent variable
200
The second thing you do in an experiment
-Write down your materials
-conclusion
-procedures
Write down your materials
200
Tara predicts the number of paper clips attracted by the magnet will be greater at lower temperatures.
True or False: The number of paper clips is the dependent variable in her experiment.
True
200
What is this sign?
Electrical Hazard
300
special type of scientific investigation that is performed under controlled conditions, usually in a laboratory
experiment
300
This is something in the experiment that you change.
Independent variable
300
The third thing you do in an experiment
-Conclusion
-Reflection
-Procedures
Procedures
300
Which lab report component is Post Lab?
A writing the lab report
B designing the hypothesis
C documenting during the lab
A writing the lab report
300
What sign is this?
Danger!
400
statement that tells what will happen under certain conditions
Prediction
400
any type of data that may either agree or disagree with a prediction
Evidence
400
The fourth thing you do in an experiment
-Conclusion
-Analyze your results
-Procedures
Analyze your results
400
Accuracy or Precise?
how close the measurements are to each other
Precise
400
What sign is this?
Poisonous materials
Toxic materials
500
statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature
Scientific Law
500
broad explanation for events that is widely accepted as true
Scientific theory
500
The last thing you do in an experiment
-Materials List
-Hypothesis
-Conclusion
Conclusion
500
Accuracy or Precise?
how close a given set of measurements are to their true value
Accuracy
500
True/ False:
Having a snack while completing a lab experiment is okay.
False