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| Round shafts that connect the opposing wheels of a car. |
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| Structures that help parts move freely |
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| The frame and wheels of a vehicle |
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| To move without being continuously pushed or pulled. |
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| Changing only one variable and keeping all other conditions the same. |
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| A force that opposes motion |
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The force of attraction between objects. On Earth, it
pulls objects downward toward Earth’s center |
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| A change in the position of an object over time. |
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| A push or a pull that causes an object to move. For our vehicle's first iteration, it was gravity. |
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| Information describing the characteristics of objects observed, but not measured. |
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| Information based on measurements or counting |
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An object or location with which the position of a second
object is compared over time to determine if the second object is moving. |
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| A measure of how fast an object is traveling. |
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| A change in direction or course |
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The opposing push that resists the movement of an
object through air |
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An imaginary point on
or near an object around which the
object’s matter is equally distributed. |
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A statement of what you
understand or a conclusion that you
have reached from an investigation or
set of investigations. |
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The factors that limit how
you can solve a problem. |
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In an experiment, the
variables that are kept constant (not
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Goals that must be satisfied
to be able to successfully achieve a
challenge |
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| dependent (responding) variables |
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In an experiment, the variables whose
values are measured. Scientists
measure how these variables
respond to changes they make in a
manipulated variable. |
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The data collected during
investigations and trends in that data. |
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| independent (manipulated) variable |
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In an experiment, the variable that the
scientist intentionally changes. |
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To find the meaning of
something. |
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A repetition that attempts to
improve on a process or product. |
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A quantity whose value may
change (vary) over the course of an
experiment. |
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This involves the vehicle's frame and parts, how the
parts are joined together to make up a whole car, and how the parts interact. It is something you can see when the car is at rest. |
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| This is what you observe when the car is moving like how straight it goes or how fast. |
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The working parts of a device that allow it to run.
Each mechanism has a function, or a purpose like gears or propellers. |
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| A specific value or values that can serve as a basis for comparison. |
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