You should wear these when you are doing any science experiment to protect your eyes.
Safety Glasses
100
What is the purpose of a clinical trial?
A test to see if a medicine works the way it is supposed to.
100
What is a synonym for the word "placebo"?
Fake
100
In our experiment, "Save Fred", what was Fred?
a Gummy Worm
100
What organ pumps blood throughout a human's body?
The Heart
200
True or False: The teacher should be the only person to know where the safety equipment is in the science room.
False
200
Fill in the Blank: People must ________________ to participate in a clinical trial. People are never forced to be a part of a clinical trial.
Volunteer
200
Fill in the Blank: The doctors in Video #2 from Monday gave the patient a placebo __________ to fix his knee.
Surgery
200
In the experiment when we drank the nasty lemonade, what were we simulating?
A Clinical Trial
200
True or False: Every humans fingerprints are the same.
False
300
Name one thing you should never do in the science classroom.
Taste chemicals, run, horseplay, etc....
300
How do doctors and scientists make people aware of clinical trials that are going on? (hint: we made some of these)
Advertisements
300
Why are some people in clinical trials given placebo pills instead of real medicine?
To make sure the real medicine works the way it is supposed to.
300
Fill in the Blank: An educated guess about the outcome of an experiment is called a _____________.
Hypothesis
300
What force keeps everything from floating into space?
Gravity
400
What is the NUMBER 1 rule in science class?
Follow Directions and/or Listen
400
If you must be 18 years or older to participate in a clinical trial, this is an example of what?
A requirement
400
In the article you read yesterday, did the placebo medicine the father gave to his child always work?
No
400
How many steps are there in the Scientific Method?
1 - Identify a Problem
2 - Propose a Hypothesis
3 - Conduct an Experiment
4 - Analyze Data
5 - Draw Conclusions
400
75% of the Earth is covered in this.
Water
500
If there is ever an accident in the science classroom, what is the first thing that you need to do?
Tell the teacher
500
What is the definition of a Side Effect?
When a medicine gives a person an unwanted or undesirable effect.
500
Why do placebo pills or surgery work on people with real medical problems?
They work because the person's mind believes that they are receiving real treatment, so their body reacts to the placebos just like it would react to real medication.
500
In our clinical trial experiment, what was the ingredient in the sugar that acted as "real" medicine?
Sugar
500
What galaxy in the universe is the planet Earth a part of?