Branches of Science
What are the three major branches of science?
Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science.
This is the first step to the scientific method.
Observation.
What is another name for the horizontal axis and vertical axis?
What are the 5 senses?
Sight, touch, hearing, taste, smell.
The scientist controls this variable and it is the cause.
Independent variable.
This science is about plants, animals, and helping sick people and all living things.
Life Science.
Put these steps in order: conclusion, data, hypothesis, question, procedure, observation.
Observation, question, hypothesis, procedure, data, conclusion.
This graph is used to compare different categories of things.
A bar graph.
What is an observation?
You use the 5 senses (sight, touch, hearing, taste, smell) to know and determine something.
This is the variable that you measure and is the effect.
Dependent variable.
This science is all about rocks, weather, and outer space.
Earth and Space Science.
What is a procedure?
It is the steps you need to take in order to conduct your experiment.
These explain what the graph is about.
Title and axis labels.
What is an inference?
An explanation of what you think or assume based on what you observe.
What is a constant?
The part of the experiment that stays the same to keep the experiment fair.
The study of matter, chemical reactions and energy, and how they work and interact with each other and the world around us is what branch of science?
Physical science.
What is a hypothesis and what format do you use to write it?
A prediction or educated guess you make about the answer to your question.
"If....Then...Because....
What is a line graph?
Shows a change over time by plotting points and connecting the dots in a line.
True or False: "The ground is wet, it probably rained recently" is an observation.
False, it is an inference because you didn't actually see it rain, only that the ground is wet.
Identify the I.V: "In a test to see how different snacks affect how much energy students have, one group eats fruit, another group eats candy, and a third group skips snacks."
The type of snack (We are controlling what type of snack students are eating).
True or False: Astronomy is mainly part of physical science.
False. astronomy is mainly part of Earth and space science.
Create a hypothesis based on this question: Does eating Cheerios affect how full students feel until lunch compared to eating Frosted Flakes?
If a student eats Cheerios for breakfast, then they will feel fuller until lunch compared to a student who eats Frosted Flakes, because Cheerios are higher in fiber and lower in sugar than Frosted Flakes.
What is the difference between a bar graph and a histogram?
A bar graph compares different categories of things and the bars don't touch.
A histogram compares different ranges of numbers and the bars touch.
Name an observation in class and make an inference about it.
Answer varies.
Give an example of a problem with a I.V and D.V. using a plant.
I.V: Water amount, fertilizer type
D.V: Plant growth, plant height after 4 weeks
Answers vary.