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13 Cards in this Set
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qualitative |
observation using the five senses |
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quantitative |
observation using numbers |
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meters |
Unit for length |
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liters |
Unit for volume |
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grams |
Unit for mass |
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triple beam balance |
measurement tool for mass |
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graduated cylinder |
measurement tool for volume |
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meter stick |
measurement tool for length |
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hypothesis |
educated guess- written in an if, then statement (ex. If 10 extra mL of water is added to the pumpkin plant, it will grow faster.) |
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independent variable |
what is changed (ex. adding fertilizer to your experimental plant- the independent variable would be the fertilizer) |
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dependent variable |
what is measured in the experiment(ex. if we are adding fertilizer to the plant to grow higher- we are measuring the height of the plant so the dependent variable would be the height of the plant) |
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control group |
the group that stays the same (ex. in the pumpkin experiment, the control group is the plant that has nothing added to it, just the 50 mL of water and sunlight) |
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inference |
What you think is happening based on your observations. |
