Scientific Method
What is the first step of the scientific method?
To ask a (testable) question!
What is an engineer?
Someone that fixes problems, improves processes, invents things. A type of scientist.
Which part of the eye is the Iris?
The colored part of the eye.
What is a vaccine?
Vaccines are made of parts of the dead virus. Specifically it takes antigens so that our body can make the antibodies to fight the disease.
In a testable question, how many things are allowed to change?
One :)
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess
Before you can build an engineering project to solve a problem, what do you have to do?
Brainstorm and design it! (Always draw it out first!)
What is the purpose of the pupil?
It is a hole in the eye that allows light to go through the eye.
True or false: Antibodies kill viruses?
FALSE! The phagocyte is what actually kills the virus. Antibodies just neutralize it.
Is "Which grass is greenest?" is a good testable question? Why/Why not
NO - Because it needs to be measurable.
What is the conclusion?
A sentence/paragraph summarizing your results of the experiment.
What problem were we trying to solve when we made the origami frogs?
We were designing a carrier for our valentines day candy!
If you need glasses, which part of the eye isn't working?
Cornea
What is a pathogen?
In the scientific method, what do you do after you make a good testable question?
Make a hypothesis about what will happen in the experiment.
What is the sentence structure you use to make a hypothesis?
IF...THEN...BECAUSE
What is an exoskeleton?
A replica of the skeleton that is outside the body.
When dissecting the cows eye, we cut the front part of the eye. We were then able to separate two parts of the eye from each other. Which two parts were they?
The iris and the cornea.
Do B-Cells produce antigens, antibodies, or phagocytes?
Antibodies!
What is the one thing that changes in an experiment called?
A variable
List out all 5 steps of the scientific method in order
Question, Hypothesis, TEST, Observe/Collect Data, Conclusion
What are phalanges?
The bones that are in our fingers.
The white of the eye has a scientific name too! What is it?
Sclera
What is the system of our body that fights diseases?
The immune system
What are two things a question needs in order for it to be testable?