Experiments
Any factor that can change in an experiment.
Variable?
All scientific methods start with a ______________ about an observation.
Question?
Seeing how sunlight effects the growth of the plant. Name the independent variable and dependent variable.
Sunlight = IV
Plant growth = DV
Making observations about the natural world around us in an organized manner is _____________.
Science
Mr. P enjoys watching anime. T or F
The variables that remain the same throughout the experiment.
Constants
An educated guess based on prior knowledge and observations is...
Hypothesis
The variable that is measured in an experiment?
Dependent Variable?
________________ are made using the five senses.
Observations?
Mr. P loves pizza.
TRUE
When someone else repeats your experiment?
Replication
After the hypothesis is made, the scientist must _____________ the experiment.
Plan or design
Outcome variable is the same as independent variable.
FALSE.
Name the five senses used in observation.
See, touch, taste, smell & hear
Mr. P is 30 years old.
The factor that is changed by the scientist setting up the experiment.
Independent Variable?
Information and observations gathered during the experiment is _____________.
Data?
Define hypothesis.
What is a possible solution?
Scientists use charts and graphs to ______________ their data.
Organize
What is Mr. P favorite science subject.
Anatomy
The factor that is changed by the factor the scientist changes.
Dependent Variable?
To analyze the data and come to a conclusion is to make a/an _____________ .
Inference?
Proper structure to a hypothesis. Written in this format...
IF... THEN... statement
To make an inference is to _____________________.
Draw a conclusion
My (Mr. P) favorite anime?
One Piece