Unit 1: Sci Method, Data Analysis, and Graphing

A "hypothesis" is always written as a ____________________.

• a question

• a conclusion paragraph

• an if....then...statement

• an "if....then....because...." statement

True or False.  If I get a "No" answer to my hypothesis I stop completely?

• True - There is always only one answer.
• False - I learn from my mistakes and try again.
• Unsure - As most questions only have one answer.
• Unsure - Let's go get an In-N-Out burger.

What is wrong with this graph?

• The graph x-axis is not represented equally

• There is no title

• Not represented equally and there is no title

The appropriate format for a title is:

• The Effect of ___ on ____.

• ____ vs _____

• Effect of ___ vs ____

Should I take up the most or least amount of space possible on a graph?

• Least
• Most

When would you use a line graph?

• percentages
• Favorites
• Over time
• Number of people who agree

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp.  Identify the independent variable.

• distance traveled by the ball
• height of the ramp
• mass of the ball
• weight of the ball

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.

• Diameter of the ball
• Force acting on the ball
• Height that the ball bounces
• Height from which the ball is dropped

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Compound

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C