Finals Topic 2: CER/Experimental Design

A claim is ______________________________.

• a kind of shellfish often used in chowder. 
• a fact.
• a statement or conclusion that answers the original question or problem
  
• a bad thing to make about something.

Evidence is ___________________

• A statement or conclusion that answers a question
• Scientific data that supports the claim
• A justification that connects the claim to the evidence
• Not vital when using an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Reasoning is __________________.

• A statement of conclusion that answers the original question/problem
• Scientific data that supports the claim
• A justification that connects the evidence to the claim
• Empirical Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The type of variable that you change or manipulate in an experiment.  It is what you are testing.

• Independent
• Dependent
• Control

The type of variable that responds to the experiment and is what you measure.

• Independent

• Dependent

• Control

The parts of the experiment that must be kept the same.

• Constants
• independent
• Dependent

If I water the plant more often, then it will grow taller.  Name the independent variable.

• The height of the plant
• The size of the pot
• The amount of water
• The amount of light.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

If I water the plant more often, then it will grow taller.  Name the dependent variable.

• The amount of water.
• The amount of soil.
• The height of the plant.
• The amount of water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

If I water the plant more often, then it will grow taller. Which of these is not a constant?

• The amount of soil.

• The pot size.

• The type of plant.

• The amount of water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is an if....then statement that predicts the outcome of an experiment or how the Independent variable effects the dependent variable?

• Conclusion
• Materials
• Hypothesis
• Problem