Scientific Method
Observations
Hypothesis
Variables
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What is the first step in the scientific method?

What is Ask a Question?

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What are the two types of observation?

What is Qualitative Observation and Quantitative Observation?

100

The step of the scientific method where you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question.

What is Hypothesis?

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What are the two types of variables stated in a hypothesis and testable question?

What is Independent and Dependent?

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Which step of the scientific method is missing: Ask a Question, Form a Hypothesis, Decide the Steps in the Procedure, Perform the Experiment, Analyze Results, Draw Conclusions

What is List the Materials Needed?

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What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?

What is Perform the Experiment?

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This type of observation is measureable.

What is Quantitative Observation?

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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"
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What is the responding variable or factor that may or may not change due to manipulation?

What is Dependent Variable.

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In which step of the scientific method do you use your information to draw conclusions about your experiment?
What is Analyze Results.
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What step in the scientific method do you think about what happened in the experiment?

What is Analyze the Data?

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This type of observation is describable.

What is Qualitative Observation?

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If you drink 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.
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What is the term we use to describe the manipulated variable or factor that the experimenter intentionally changes?

What is Independent Variable.

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The ________________ involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a natural occurrence.
What is Scientific Method.
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In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and the outcome?

What is Draw Conclusions?

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Blue, rough, metal are all examples of what type of observation?

What is Qualitative Observation?

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I wonder if you smoke more cigarettes, will you have a better 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.

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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.
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List the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis. If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase.
What is...Independent-soil temperatures, Dependent-plant growth.
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List all seven steps of the scientific method.

What is Ask a Question, Form a Hypothesis, List the Materials Needed, Decide the Steps in the Procedure, Perform the Experiment, Analyze the Data, Draw Conclusions.

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4 feet long with 24 buttons are both examples of what type of observation?
What is Quantitative Measurement.
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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.

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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.
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Thinking about the hypothesis: If soil temperatures rise, then 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.
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