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DIS Learning Set 3
Whirligig Challenge
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| template | a pattern |
| Project Board | a space for the class to keep track of progress while working on a project |
| Messing About | an exploratory activity that gives you a chance to become familiar with the materials you will be using or the function of what you will be designing |
| structure | the way the parts of an item are put together. ( this is a different definition of structure than you saw while making your book support.) |
| mechanism | the way the parts of an item connect and move |
| phenomenon | something that happens. (The plural of phenomenon is phenomena) |
| variable | a quantity whose value may change over the course of an experiment. |
| interpret | to find the meaning of something |
| trend | a pattern or tendency |
| claim | a statement of what you understand or a conclusion that you have reached from an investigation or set of investigations |
| Investigation Expo | a presentation of the procedure, results, and interpretation of results of an investigation |
| fair test | things that are being compared are being tested under the same conditions, and the test matches the question being asked |
| independent variable ( manipulated) | In an experiment, the variable that the scientist intentionally changes |
| dependent variables (responding) | In an experiment, the variables whose values are measured. Scientists measure how these variables respond to changes they make in a manipulated variable. |
| control variable | In an experiment, the variables that are kept constant. (not changed) |
| air resistance | the opposing push that resists the movement of an object through air |
| force | a push or pull on an object |
| evidence | data collected during investigations and trends in that data. |
| science knowledge | knowledge about how things work gathered from reading or research, or discussion that helps you understand why the claim is true |
| valid | has a solid justification |
| recommendation | a claim that suggest what to do in certain situations |
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