Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is Question/Observation/Hmmmm.
What are the two types of data in an experiment?
What is Qualitative and Quantitative.
What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
What is Hypothesis.
What are the two types of variables in an experiment?
What is Independent and Dependent.
Which step of the scientific method is missing: Question, Hypothesis, ______________ , Analyze, Observe, and Record Data, Share the Results/Conclusion.
What is Experiment.
What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment.
This type of data is measurable.
What is Quantitative.
Putting my plant in the closet will decrease it's chance of living. What is wrong with this hypothesis?
What is... it is missing "If" and "Then"
What is the variable that depends on the outcome of the experiment and the indepenent variable?
What is Dependent Variable.
In which step of the scientific method do you use your information to draw conclusions about your experiment?
What is Analyze and record data.
What step in the scientific method do you make careful observations and write down what happens?
What is Analyze, Observe and Record data.
This type of data is describable.
What is Qualitative.
Drinking more milk will you get stronger bones? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is...If you increase the amount of milk you drink, then you will increase the strength of your bones because..... (Vitamin D makes your bones stronger.)
What is the term we use to describe the manipulated variable or factor that the scientist changes?
What is Independent Variable.
The ________________ involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a natural occurrence.
What is Scientific Method.
In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and conclusions to others?
What is Share Results and Conclusions.
Blue, rough, metal are all examples of what type of data?
What is Qualitative data.
Does smoking cigarettes increase your chance of getting lung cancer? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is...If you increase the number of cigarettes you smoke, then you will increase your chance of getting lung cancer because......
In an experiment what are the variables that are not being studied that are held constant so that they do not influence the experimental outcome called?
What is Control.
List the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis. If I raise the soil temperature for my plants, then my plant growth will increase.
What is...Independent-soil temperatures, Dependent-plant growth.
List all five steps of the scientific method.
What is Question/Observation/Hmmmm, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observe and Record Data, Share Results and conclusions.
4 feet long with 24 buttons are both examples of what type of observation?
What is Quantitative data.
Read the following experiment and state a good hypothesis. I am doing a test to see if there is a connection between how long you run and how fast your heart beats. I will be performing an experiment where a person will run for a 1 minute and I will check their heartbeat. Then they will run for 2 minutes and I will check their heart rate. I will do this up to 6 minutes and see if there is a connection. What do you think my hypothesis should be?
What is...If I increase the amount of time I run, then my heartbeat will increase because......
Find the independent and dependent variables in the following experiment: If you increase the number of times you practice shooting free-throws, then you will increase your chances of making a basket every time.
What is Independent- practice shooting free throws, Dependent- making baskets.
Thinking about the hypothesis: If I raise the soil temperature for my plants, then my plant growth will increase. What might a control in this experiment be?
What is... using the same potting soil, making sure both plants have an equal amount of light etc.