Mi-STAR 7.3 Vocab

Variable/condition that is purposely changed in the investigation

• Constant

• Dependent

• Investigation

• Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The measured results of the investigation

• Constant

• Dependent

• Investigation

• Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Variables/Conditions that are kept the same in an investigation

• Constant

• Dependent

• Investigation

• Independent

The process of planning, creating, and testing solutions to a problem

• Constant

• Dependent

• Investigation

• Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Making the best or most effective version

• Evaporative Cooling

• Iterative Testing

• Limitations

• Optimize

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

The process of testing a design and then making changes to the design

• Evaporative Cooling

• Iterative Testing

• Limitations

• Optimize

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

The range of conditions over which a model or experimental setup provides useful data or explanations

• Evaporative Cooling

• Iterative Testing

• Limitations

• Optimize

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Cooling that is caused by a liquid evaporating to a gas and leaving the system

• Evaporative Cooling

• Iterative Testing

• Limitations

• Optimize

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Occurring without plan or pattern

• Investigation

• Optimize

• Random

• Spontaneous

Occurring without apparent outside cause

• Investigation

• Optimize

• Random

• Spontaneous