The triple balance beam reads 50, 400, 3.8. Name this in standard form.
What is 453.8?
100
All scientist look alike.
What is false?
100
This is the first step of the scientific process.
What is the problem/purpose/ question?
200
This always stays the same (never changes)
What is a controlled variable
200
This is when you take prior knowledge plus what you see and add it together to make this_________.
What is an inference?
200
When measuring, this is written with a decimal or fraction.
What is centimeters?
200
Science is the process of understanding the world around us.
What is true?
200
This is where you wrap up the experiment and explain your findings.
What is the conclusion?
300
This is what scientist measure in an experiment to see the effect of the independent variable.
What is dependent variable?
300
This type of observation uses the five senses.
What is a qualitative observation?
300
When measuring with a graduated cylinder you use this unit to measure the amount of liquid.
What are milliliters?
300
The scientific method (7 steps) is a continuing cycle always bringing about new questions.
What is true?
300
This is stated as an if…. then statement.
What is a hypothesis?
400
This is the one thing that the scientist changes in an experiment.
What is an independent variable?
400
The type of observation uses measurement to observe and numbers.
What is a quantitative observation?
400
This is represented as a fraction over 16ths.
What is inches?
400
List 2 ACTION VERBS for what a scientist does or how they study.
What is Studies, observes, experiments, learns, researches, measures, etc...
400
Name all 7 parts of the scientific method in order.
Purpose/problem/question
Gather Info
Hypothesis
Materials
Procedures/Steps/Plan
Results/data/table/graph
Conclusion
500
Name the independent variable in the pulse rate lab.
What is the level of activity.
500
Explain your hands using a qualitative statement.
(answers will vary, but may not contain any number in it.)
500
Another word for average is this___________. Find the average of these numbers: 88, 52, 77, 100, 61, 84.
What is the mean? 77
500
List 2 PLACES where scientists could work or for whom they could work.
In a lab, for Eli Lilly, in nature, etc...
500
EXPLAIN THE VALUE OF CREATING A HYPOTHESIS:
Whether or not they turn out to be “supported,” why is a hypothesis valuable to you as a scientist?
A hypothesis is needed to compare the scientist initial guess to the outcome. Without a hypothesis then the scientist can not explain what has been learned through the experiment.