Bell Ringer Look around the classroom, and write down 5-10 observations.

VOCABULARY Scientific Inquiry

Inquiry Notes Problem Statement= An open ended ________ that requires an _________to answer Research = A paper explaining the ___________of the topic Observation = _________ using one of the five ______, can be _________ or ________. question experiment background sensesquantitative qualitative statement

Inquiry Notes Hypothesis = An ____…,______…statement that is based on what you believe will happen or how the problem will be answered. This belief is based on research, observations or previous knowledge.  Ex: IF I pour 10 oz of water into an 8 oz water bottle, THEN it will over flow. IF THEN

Inquiry Notes Variables = _______in an experiment that________ Independent Variable (IV) = The ______that the _________ changes Dependent Variable (DV) = The _______that changes AS A _________of the independent variable, ___________result Factors factor Experimenter factor RESULT measureable change

Inquiry Notes Constants =_________that remain the ______in an experiment-they must remain the same to have a valid experiment Control = part of the experiment that has ________ OR is under ______ conditions. Materials = A list of ____________items needed for the experiment Factors same necessary no treatmentnormal

Inquiry Notes Procedure = Step by step ___________on how to perform the experiment Data = ____________and ___________ that are collected during the experiment, they are organized in a_________. directions Observationsmeasurements table

Inquiry Notes Graph = A _________representation of the data, usually ______or_______ Trend = A ________between the independent and dependent variable; how one factor _______the other visual linebar pattern affects

Inquiry Notes Analysis/Summary = Statement of _______happened, summarizes the data Conclusion = Explanation of _______the results happened, includes acceptance or rejection of a hypothesis what why