Experimental Design Vocab / Review

A rejected hypothesis means that it was...

• incorrect

• correct

A supported hypothesis means that it was...

• incorrect

• correct

What type of variable do we change in an experiment?

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• changed variable

• controlled variable

What is the information that we gather during an explanation?

• data

• control

• inference

• procedure

When this experiment was done, the hypothesis was "at temperatures below 20 degrees, the breathing rate will be high." Would this hypothesis be ACCEPTED or REJECTED?

• Accepted

• Rejected

What is the purpose of collecting and analyzing data?

• to control an experiment

• because Ms. Candeletti told me I have to

• to do math because math is fun

• to support or reject a hypothesis

What type of variable do we measure in an experiment?

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• measured variable

• controlled variable

What is a hypothesis?

• an educated guess

• a proposed explanation for a scientific phenomena

• what happens in an experiment

• the information collected during an experiment

In the heart rate experiment, we measured how different exercises impact our heart rate. What is the CONTROL?

• heart rate

• resting heart rate

• the different exercises

• timing

In the heart rate experiment, we measured how different exercises impact our heart rate. What is the DEPENDENT variable?

• heart rate

• resting heart rate

• the different exercises

• timing