Scientific Method/Science Fair
TRUE or FALSE: A hypothesis must always be correct
FALSE - A hypothesis is a guess about what the outcome will be. It might be wrong and thats okay!
Define kinetic and potential energy
kinetic energy - energy an object possess because it is in motion
potential energy -
Who came up with this formula: E=mc2
Albert Einstein
TRUE or FLASE: the human body provides the bacteria with food and living space they need to grow
TRUE - bacteria need food and space to grow
What are the 4 requirements for a research question?
1. testable
2. measurable
3. specific
4. relevant
List 2 ways rescue workers can get energy to their electrical devices without having access to an outlet
* hand crank
* solar power
* pre-charged batteries
Female physicist and chemist to discover radium
Marie Curie
tiny organisms made of a single cell
bacteria
TRUE or FALSE: the procedure describes what will be done to answer the research question
FALSE - the methods describes what and why will be done to answer the research question. The procedure is a numbered list, step by step, explaining what will be done in the experiment.
TRUE or FALSE: we can create energy because energy can be created and destroyed
BONUS for 100: who wote/didn't write this theory?
FALSE: energy cannot be created or destroyed
BONUS: Albert Einstein
Inventor of the light bulb
Thomas Edison
what is one way to treat an infection of bacteria?
* doctors often prescribe antibiotics
* another way for severe cases could be a fecal transplant
Fill in the blanks:
The purpose explains _______ you want to discover and ______ you chose to learn more about this subject.
The purpose explains what you want to discover and why you chose to learn more about this subject.
Does a soccer ball not moving have energy?
No because it is not moving and not changing and does not/will not have the ability to unless acted on
Who invented the Sun lamp (a sun-shaped light with a light bulb on one side and a solar panel on the other)
Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen
command center of the cell, which contains its DNAnucleus
nucleus
What are the 3 types of variables?
BONUS for 100: explain each of them
Control variables, independent variables, dependent variables
BONUS: control is what you are keeping the same, independent is what is being changed, dependent is what is being affected by the change
Describe how a generator works
with force either from a turbine or something else a crank is moved and copper wires are spun inside of a magnet generating electricity which is then carried out through wires
English biologist widely known for his contributions to evolution
hint - he studied finches and giant tortoises
Charles Darwin
cell membrane vs cell wall
cell membrane - the outer layer of the cell that controls what goes in and out of the cell
cell wall - a rigid, waxy structure only found on plant cells