Scientific inquiry bingo
A possible explanation that can be tested through either observation or experiment
Hypothesis
Any category that can have more than one value
Variable
Necessary to determine facts from opinions
Critical thinking
The location category is an example of…? (two possible answers) Species Weight (g) Sex Native/Invasive Location Gecko 20 M Native PBG 5 Curly tail 40 F Invasive Anole 26 16 17
Qualitative data Constant
Summary of observations
Description
The variable that all the other variables depend on
Independent variable
Study of the natural world
Science
The Species, weight, sex, and Native/invasive categories are all examples of…? Weight (g) Sex Native/Invasive Location Gecko 20 M Native PBG 5 Curly tail 40 F Invasive Anole 26 16 17
Variables
In an experiment, this is not a variable; it does not change
Constant
The species category is an example of…? (three possible answers) Weight (g) Sex Native/Invasive Location Gecko 20 M Native PBG 5 Curly tail 40 F Invasive Anole 26 16 17
Variable Independent variable Qualitative data
Double checking another scientist’s work
Replication
Recording data based on touch, sight, hearing, feeling or smell
Observation
The sex and native/invasive categories are both examples of… The sex and native/invasive categories are both examples of…? (three possible answers) Species Weight (g) Sex Native/Invasive Location Gecko 20 M Native PBG 5 Curly tail 40 F Invasive Anole 26 16 17
Variable Dependent variable Qualitative data
Numerical recording of data
Quantitative data
Explains that something will happen
Scientific law
What will happen next
Prediction
The weight category is an example of…? (three possible answers) Species Weight (g) Sex Native/Invasive Location Gecko 20 M Native PBG 5 Curly tail 40 F Invasive Anole 26 16 17
Variable Dependent variable Quantitative data
Description or category on a data table
Qualitative data
Without this, it’s impossible to know whether your experimental observations result from the variable you are testing, or some other factor
Control group
Explanation of why or how an event occurred
Scientific theory
The species and location categories are both examples of…? (one answer) Weight (g) Sex Native/Invasive Location Gecko 20 M Native PBG 5 Curly tail 40 F Invasive Anole 26 16 17
Qualitative data
Resultant variable; consequence of changing independent variable
Dependent variable