Presenting Scientific Data

When presenting data in graphs one should...

• use 3D pie charts

• show some label that looks nice and with a catchy word

• have labels that are appropriate for the data shown

• not use them and show data sheets

How can you present numerical data?

• Charts and graphs
• Paragraphs of text

Which of the following are not ways of showing Qualitative Data?

(Select all that apply)

• Pie charts

• Graphs

• Tables

• Word Clouds

• Quotes

How many people have two or less books in their desk?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

How many people like either mushroom or pepperoni the best?

• 1
• 20
• 50
• 100

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

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

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

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

What type of graph is this?

• line graph

• bar graph

• circle graph

What type of graph is this?

• line graph

• bar graph

• circle graph