Scientific method
Parts of an experiment
Independent Variables
Dependent Variable
Graphs
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The number of steps in the scientific method
What is seven?
100
The factor that doesn't vary in an experiment
What is a constant?
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A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.
tire treads
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Stress increases the heart rate of a person
heart rate
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The title of this graph
What is Trash on the beach?
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Ask a question
What is the first step of the scientific method?
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The organized procedure for testing a hypothesis.
What is an experiment?
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People with an income greater than $50,000 spend more money on eating out than people who make less than $30,000.
income level
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Hot water dissolves more sugar than cold water
amount of dissolved sugar
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The independent variable
What is "Available animals"?
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The step in the scientific method that comes before form hypothesis.
What is research?
300
The standard for comparison
What is the control?
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Covering a scrape with a band-aid decreases healing time.
using a band-aid
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Puppies that are given vitamins gain more weight.
amount of weight gain
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The dependent variable
What is "the number of mutant bacterial cells"?
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The fifth step in the scientific method
What is gather and analyze data?
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a testable prediction
What is a hypothesis?
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The amount of rainfall in an area lowers the incidence of wildfires
amount of rainfall
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Researchers want to know if the gas mileage of cars will increase with a new type of asphalt surface on roads.
car mileage
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The bacteria that had the highest amount of mutant cells
What is E. Coli?
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The type of report used to share results.
What is a lab report?
500
The factor whose value is graphed on the x-axis
What is the independent variable?
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Athletes who do not get enough sleep the night before will not run as fast the next day.
What is amount of sleep
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People who are exposed to asbestos have a greater incidence of mesothelioma.
what is mesothelioma
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The highest number of minutes the experimenter used uv
What is ten minutes?