Vocabulary Words
Name My Variable
yes?
Miscellaneous
Scientific Method
100
This is a prediction or educated guess that can be tested through an experiment
What is a hypothesis?
100
Two sets of plants. One is watered, and one is not. What type of variable is the water?
Independent variable
100

Should you have more than one manipulated variable in an experiment?

No


100

The group that is not tested or changed in an experiment is called the _______ variable. 

Controlled

100
Jeremy wants to know the average pulse of his class. Which step of the scientific method is this?
Asking a question
200

Needs to be specific can be written like a recipe

Procedure

200
You have decided to test different brands or microwave popcorn to see which brand give you the most popped corn. What is the dependent variable?
What is popped corn.
200

I saw a man limping I think he is injured.

Is this an observation or inference

Inference.

200

Why should I be awake on a friday?

Lets hear it

200
Marcos thinks, "If plans are given 8mL of water and sunshine daily, then they will have the best growing conditions." What step of the scientific method is this?
Writing a hypothesis
300
The variable that we purposefully change in an experiment.
What is the independent or manipulated variable?
300

What was the name of the car in cars

Lightning mcqueen

300
Another name for independent variable.
What is manipulated.
300

I bet the person wearing a space suit went to the moon is this an observation or inference

What is a having only 1 independent or manipulated variable at a time?

300

I think that if I fell down the stairs enough time I would end up memorizing the alphabet.

What is the manipulated and responding variable?

m: number of times down the stairs

R: How much of the alphabet memorized

400
This is the variable that is measured in an experiment.
What is the dependent or responding variable?
400
There are two types of fuel poured into the same car to see which one works best. What type of variable is the fuel?
Independent variable
400
The correct way to write a hypothesis?
What is an "If, Then" statement.
400
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Ask a question!
400

Humura writes down observations about the experiment that she conducted but does not explain why yet. What part of the experiment is this

Results and observations

500

Name the two types of observations, explain what they are, and give an example

yes
500
Two different colored cans are placed in the sun and the temperature is recorded. What type of variable is the temperature of the cans?
Dependent variable
500

Jill walks in late to class. What would we describe this as?

What is, Jill is tardy This is an observation not an inference.

500
Why do scientists repeat their experiments.
What is it increases the reliability of the data.
500

What are the steps of the scientific method

Problem, hypothesis, variables, materials, procedure, results/observations, conclusion

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