Writing A Scientific Report Flashcards
when you write an aim what do you start the sentences with?
TO
why do you need to introduce the independant and depentant
it helps ensure the experiment is measuring and changing the right factors.
what is the independent variable
the changed variable
what is the dependent variable
the variable that is being measured
what do you have to do when describing the independent variable and the dependent variable
be as specific as possible
how do scientists test their hypothesis
by having a variable
what is a hypothesis
the expected outcome that you have of the project, like an educated guess
hypothesis are written with
IF and THEN (and try to make specific as possible)
the control variable is
the variable that you do not change
method is always wirten in _______ tense
present
when wanting to use a graph that measures things over time which graph do you use
a line graph
when wanting to use a graph that measures things once for each group, which graph do you use
bar graph
on a graph the independent variable is on the _______
bottom
on a graph the dependant variable is on the _______
side
never _________ what data means
interpret
