Unit 1 Test Study Guide Mr. Finke 6th Grade Science
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Part A of the test will consist of general questions about observation and inference. Then you will be given a picture to study for five minutes. During the five minutes you can jot down notes on scrap paper about the picture. Afterward, you will be required to answer questions about things you OBSERVED and INFERRED about the picture. Hint: take very detailed notes about the picture and ABSOLUTELY know the difference between the two!
Part B of the test will consist of a reading prompt (story) that tells you about a lab investigation and a simple graphing exercise. The graphing exercise will require you to either set up a graph using our steps: 1. DRY MIX 2. Scale 3. Plot Data or answer questions about where and how to set these parts of the investigation up.
From the reading, you must answer a set of questions correctly. You will be required to pick out the following elements of an investigation:
1. Controlled variables- definition here _________________________________
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Alternate name:_______________________________________________________
There will be more than one variable that is controlled in the investigation. You will need to be able to pick out at least two.
2. Dependent variables- definition here _________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Alternate name:_______________________________________________________
There will be only one of these.
3. Independent variable- definition here _______________________________
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Alternate name:______________________________________________________
There will be only one of these.
For example: We will test the number of drops of water that will fit onto the surface of a penny. For the experiment, we are going to see how many drops will fit if we drop water from 2 cm, 3 cm, and 4cm above the penny. We will count the number of drops that fit from each height. We will use the same penny, the same dropper, and the same table.
You would answer the following:
The dependent variable is the __________________. The independent variable is the _______________. And the controlled variables are _______________, _____________, and _________________. Sounds like a lab we once did ;)
Part C will test your general knowledge about everything we have taken notes on and studied in class so far this year. This will include:
What is Science
Two Types of Investigations
Inference
Details about the Two Types of Investigations
Observation
3 kinds of Variables
5 comments:
Mr. Finke its maria from a-day i have a question what where the altenate names of the variables? if you can thank you have a great day!!!!!
Sure thing. I think that we went over that with our "Bouncing Ball Lab" that I had you turn in today....so I'm guessing that you won't find the answer in your notes!
Anyway, one clue you might use to remember is DRY MIX
DRY Dependent, Responding, Y axis
MIX Manipulated, Independent, X axis
Controlled variables are sometimes known as constants
Hope that helps!!
mr.finke this is myisha anderson from a-day and i need help on the definitions alternate words
het mr.finke this is demi 3b i waz jus worried that wen we do speed divided by distance over time and wen u use your scalar and vectar scale how do u do it caz i 4 got and how do u graph scalar and vectar on 1:d.r.y. m.i.x
2:scale
3:plot data
thanxs 4 your hep see u thurs day 3b have a nice day byee please write back
D3M1,
Speed is a scalar thing because it does not include a direction (only distance/time). For example: 20 meters/second
Velocity is a vector because it not only is speed but speed in a certain direction. For example: 20 meters/second NORTH
They both wind up being graphed the same way; distance on the Y axis and Time on the X axis. Then put in your scale, then plot your data.
Keep reviewing the old study guides and the one that I handed out last week and you'll do fine!!
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