Review of the Vocabulary for Science Chapter 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| investigation | a careful way of looking for something
🗑
|
||||
| reference materials | encyclopedias, books, magazines, and the Internet
🗑
|
||||
| research | using reference materials to start an investigation about a topic
🗑
|
||||
| inquiry | the process of asking questions and searching for answers
🗑
|
||||
| tool | an object or device used to perform a task
🗑
|
||||
| metric ruler | a tool used to measure length and distance
🗑
|
||||
| hand lens | to make objects appear larger
🗑
|
||||
| computer | a tool used to analyze data
🗑
|
||||
| graduated cylinder | a tool used to measure volume
🗑
|
||||
| thermometer | a tool used to measure temperature
🗑
|
||||
| telescope | to help you see objects far away
🗑
|
||||
| microscope | use several lens to make objects appear much larger
🗑
|
||||
| dependent variable | the thing you change in an experiment
🗑
|
||||
| hypothesis | a possible answer to your question
🗑
|
||||
| controlled variables | are things you keep the same so they do not affect the dependent variable
🗑
|
||||
| evidence | observations and facts gained from experiments
🗑
|
||||
| The three words you have in a hypothesis | if...then... because
🗑
|
||||
| 2 dimensional | describes something that has length and width but not height
🗑
|
||||
| 3 dimensional | describes objects that have length, width, and height
🗑
|
||||
| conclusion | decision you make based on your data
🗑
|
||||
| independent variable | the thing you must measure
🗑
|
||||
| scientific method | an organized way to answer questions and solve problems
🗑
|
||||
| data | the results gathered in an investigation
🗑
|
||||
| procedure | a set of step-by-step instructions
🗑
|
||||
| inference | a conclusion based on facts
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
rklein
Popular Science sets