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Scientific Method
Independent, Dependent, & Control
Accuracy vs Precision
Metric Measurement
100

Different amounts of Nitrogen and Height corn grows

How does the amount of Nitrogen affect how tall the corn will grow?

100

Set of instructions on how to complete the lab.

What is the procedure?

100

What do you call the one and only change between the experimental group and the control group?

What is the Independent variable?

100

How close you are to the actual measurement is called:

What is being ACCURATE?

100

150mm = _______cm

What is 15 cm?

200

Dependent:  Bridge durability

Independent: Bridge Design

How does the bridge design affect the durability of a bridge?

200

What you think is going to happen AND why you think it will happen.

What is a Hypothesis

200

How something responds to a change in the experiment is called:

What is the dependent control?

200

5 different coaches timed the 1600m race.  All of the times recorded by the different coaches were within 0.2 seconds.  What did the coach display? 

What is Precision!  

200

450cm = _______mm

What is 4,500mm?

300

How does the brand of a tennis racket affect the velocity of a serve?  Name the independent variable

What is the brand of tennis racket?

300

This is the point of science of all kinds.

What is to answer QUESTIONS!

300

This gets graphed on the Y-Axis.

What is the dependent variable?

300

Roesler measures the length of the sidewalk with steps.  His measurements were 10, 10.5, and 9.75.  We then pulled out a tape and got the actual measurement of 4 meters.  Was he accurate?

What is NO! 

300

144.5mm = _______m

What is 0.1445 M?

400

How does the seam grip on a baseball affect the amount of drop the pitcher will experience on his curveball?  Name the dependent variable.

What is the amount of drop on the curveball?

400

What is collected and used as evidence to support a conclusion?

What is Data?

400

This gets graphed on the X-axis.

What is the Independent Variable?
400

Roesler measures the length of the sidewalk with steps.  His measurements were 10, 10.5, and 9.75.  We then pulled out a tape and got the actual measurement of 4 meters.  Was he precise?

What is YES! The measurements were all pretty close to one another!

400

1,243,000mm = ________________km

What is 1.243km?

500

State a scientific question of any kind.

How does ________ affect _______?

**Independent and dependent variables go in the two blanks**

500

A good conclusion at the end of an experiment will consist of 3 parts.  What are they?

What is the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning?

500

We ran outside to find our velocity.  Name at least 3 controls found in the experiment.

Same distance

Same weather

Same runner

Same effort level

Start and Finish line

500

Here is a data set calculate the uncertanty:

25

19

28

What is +/- 4.5?

500

1.44DM = ___________mm

What is 14,400mm?

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