Things You Need To Know Flashcards
What is a variable?
Any factor that can be changed or measured in an experiment
What is an independent/manipulated variable?
The one condition that can be changed in an experiment
What is a responding/dependant variable?
The variable that you meant or observe
What is a controlled or constant variable?
A variable that does not It change in an experiment
What is a extraneous variable?
They are extra variables that may influence the outcome of an experiment, but aren’t taken into consideration
How do you conduct a fair test?
By making sure that you change one factor at a time
What is the scientific process?
- Observations
- Questions
- Hypothesis (educated guess)
- Study/Carry out an experiment
- Conclusion
What is a quantitive variable?
Where an exact numerical value is expected or numbers is expected
What is a qualitative observation?
An observation that uses one or more of the five senses
