Law vs Theory
What is a theory?
This type of scientific idea explains how and why natural processes occur, and is supported by repeated observations and evidence.
What is a hypothesis
Educated Guess or prediction backed by research.
All organism are made up of .....
Cells
A student is testing how the number of hours studied affects test scores. The number of hours studied is this variable.
Independent Variable
Is science based on opinion
No
What is a law?
This kind of scientific statement summarizes consistent, observed patterns in the natural world without explaining them.
This part of an experiment summarizes the outcome and tells whether the original prediction was supported or not.
What is Homeostasis?
This life process is demonstrated when an animal’s internal temperature remains stable despite changes in the environment
In an experiment testing how different types of music affect plant growth, this would be the dependent variable.
Growth of the plant
What are some examples of psuedoscience
Pass/ Fail
What is the difference between law and theory?
Law describe and Theory Explain
Why is important that other scientists repeat your experiment.
Increase reliability or credibility
What is growth?
When a living thing becomes bigger or adds more cells, it is showing this characteristic.
A researcher changes the amount of fertilizer given to tomato plants and records how many tomatoes grow. The amount of fertilizer is this variable.
Independent Variable
This is the name of the process that scientists use to ask questions, collect data, and draw conclusions.
Scientific Method
What is the difference between a independent variable vs dependent variable?
Dependent Variable is the outcome
Independent Variable is the variable that changes and or varies.
What are some tools scientist use in their results to help visual data?
Chart / Graph
What is metabolism?
All the chemical reactions in your body.
An athlete drinks different types of sports drinks before running and measures how far they can run. What is the dependent variable?
Distance run
Science relies on this kind of information, which is gathered by observing and measuring.
Data and evidence
Give an example of a law and theory.
Pass/Fail
What are procedures?
These are the detailed directions that describe exactly how to perform the steps of an investigation.
What is adaptation?
It's how living things adjust or change over time to better fit their surroundings
In an experiment where a student is testing whether sunlight affects the color of leaves, the sunlight exposure is the ___, and the leaf color is the ___.
Independent Variable vs Dependent Variable
The most reliable scientific resource
Scientific Journal