Scientific Method Part 1
What is The Scientific Method?
It is a process with steps using facts, experimenting and testing to solve a problem or question asked.
What is the fourth step in the scientific method ?
Experimenting/Testing
How do you test a hypothesis?
By performing the experiment.
What is the dependent part of a experiment ?
The part of the experiment that needs help from another variable (the independent variable) it changes.
What are your five senses?
Sight, smell, touch, hearing ,and taste.
How many steps are there in the scientific method?
There are 6 steps in the scientific method.
What is the fifth step in the scientific method?
Analyze the data collected using charts, graphs, ect.
What is scientific inquiry ?
It is a form of problem solving.
What is a variable?
It is the part of the experiment that is not consistent or have a fixed pattern and most likely will change .
How do you observe an experiment ?
With your five senses.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Ask a question or a problem to be solved.
What is the sixth step in the scientific method?
The conclusion time to share your information.
What is the control group in a experiment?
The group where nothing is done to one part of the experiment.
What is scientific law?
A statement that summarizes the relationship between variables.
True of false...you do nothing to the experimental part of an experiment.
FALSE this is what happens with the control part of an experiment.
What is the second step in the scientific method?
Form your hypothesis your educated guess of what the outcome will be.
Where can you find information during the research step?
Google, library, an expert, and books.
What is the experiment group?
This is the part of the experiment where you add or take something away.
What is scientific theory?
It is a well supported explanation of observations.
True or false in order for a hypothesis to be testable, scientists need to be able to carry out experiments that will either support the hypothesis or prove it wrong.
TRUE it must be proven right or wrong.
What is the third step in the scientific method?
Research time.
What is a hypothesis.
An educated guess.
What is the independent part of a experiment?
The part of the experiment that needs no help from another variable. It is a variable that stands alone.
What is qualitative observation?
It is the quality of the item being observed.
Smell/sweet
Sound/clear
Taste/bitter
Look/color
Feel/rough
What is quantitative observation ?
It is observation using numbers...give an example.