Unit 1 List 1 Experimental Design RC Flashcards

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Testable Question

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Questions that can be answered from observation or experiments.

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Non-testable Question

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Questions that can’t be answered from observation or experiments.

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Quantitative

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Data relating to quantity or numbers

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Qualitative

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Data relating to quality or senses

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Trials

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The act of testing something

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Observation

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Watching or noticing something

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Empirical Evidence

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Information that can be found from observation

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Data

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Facts and Information used

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Model is Science

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Analogy

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A comparison of two similar things

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Prototype

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An early model that future products are based off

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Variable

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Anything in an experiment that can be changed

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Hypothesis

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An idea that is tested through experiments, observation, and research

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Procedure

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Steps that lead through a process

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Accuracy

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How close a measurement is to a known value

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Scientific Method

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A process with hypotheses, observation, and experiments

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Precision

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The comparison of two or more measures

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Control

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When all variables are kept constant to keep them in a controlled experiment

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Constant

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Parts of variables that do not change in an experiment

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Infer

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Educated guess based on reasoning or evidence

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Predict

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To forecast something that with happen in the future

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Independent Variable

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A variable that does not depend on another variable (x)

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Manipulated Variable

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A variable that is changed in an experiment to see the reaction of other variables

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Sample Size

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Number of data points or participants

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Dependent Variable

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A variable that depends on another variable (y)

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Responding Variable

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A variable that is observed carefully in an experiment for any changes or responses

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Validity

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To be valid or acceptable

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Trends in Data

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A pattern that shows the change of a variable over time

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Correlation

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The relationship between 2 variables.

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Mass

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The measure of how much matter is in an object.

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Variability

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When data varies from it’s average value.

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Volume

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The measure of how much space an object takes up.

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Weight

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The force that is acted on an object by gravity.

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Percent

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A ratio that is shown “out of 100”

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Ratio

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A comparison between 2 numbers

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Rate

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A ratio between 2 quantities of different units

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Line Graph

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A graph with a line connecting multiple points usually used to show change over time.

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Bar Graph

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A graph with multiple columns showing different variables that is used to compare different groups

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Pie Chart

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A graph in the shape of a circle with different sections that represent parts of a whole.

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Scatter plot

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A graph that uses points to show the relationship of 2 variables

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Claim

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A statement that answers the focus question

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Evidence

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Information that proves whether or not a claim is true

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Reason

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Using problem-solving to draw a conclusion

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Theory

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An explanation of a phenomenon that is not certainly true, but is considered true

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Bias

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When something is opinionated or favored which can lead to incorrect conclusions