Vocabulary Words
This is a prediction or educated guess that can be tested through an experiment
What is a hypothesis?
Two sets of plants. One is watered, and one is not. What type of variable is the water?
Independent or manipulated variable
Restate the hypothesis, explain the data, evaluate the experiment.
What is 3 things you need in a good conclusion
The group that is not tested or changed in an experiment is called the _______ group. This is the "normal" group.
What is the control group?
Jeremy wants to know the average pulse of his class. Which step of the scientific method is this?
Asking a question
The purpose of a scientific experiment?
What is solve problems and answer quesitons?
The variables that are kept the same to make sure that the experiment is fair
What is control or constant variable?
It seems that the man is injured. Inference or Observation?
Inference.
The group that is tested or changed in an experiment. The hypothesis is tested through the ________ group.
What is the experimental group?
Marcos thinks, "If plans are given 8mL of water and sunshine daily, they will have the best growing conditions." What step of the scientific method is this?
Writing a hypothesis
The difference between an inference and an observation?
Inference involves opinion. Observation involves examples of proof.
You conduct an experiment to see which brand of microwave popcorn pops the most corn. What is the responding variable?
What is the amount of popcorn?
What is the first step in the scientific method
What is observe a problem or ask a question?
What is the 3rd step in the scientific method? Using the 5 step method not the 7 step method. The seven step method would be hypothesis!!
What is conduct research/experiment?
Jesus conducted an experiment on Newton's Law. It is now time to share his results. What step of the scientific method is this?
What is the "conclusion" step
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 or manipulated variable
This type of group allows us to compare our results to what might happen normally.
What is a control group?
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Ask a question!
Jill goes to the library to plan out the steps and procedures for her experiment. What step of the scientific method is this?
The "research and create an experiment" step.
Define pseudoscience
What is fake science, false science, science that cannot be tested
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
What is wrong with the hypothesis below? If I give mineral water and fertilizer to my violets and lily plants then they will make plants grow faster and have more blooms.
What is too many independent variables and too many dependent variables. Not a fair test.
What is 35 in the following data set called 50,51,51,50,35,48,49,51,52.
What is an outlier?
What are the 5 steps of the scientific method?
What is: Ask a question Form a hypothesis Conduct research/experiment Analyze the data Write a conclusion