Scientific Method
What part of the scientific method needs a procedure?
Experiment
1 mm = ____ m
0.001
How many significant figures?: 2
1
Identify the independent variable: Fertilizer in soil increases flower production.
fertilizer
What is "Merry Christmas" in Spanish? (Hint: it's the title of a famous Christmas song)
Feliz Navidad
What variable does the scientist change?
independent variable
360 m = _______ km
0.36
How many significant figures? 210,000cm
2
Identify the dependent variable: Medicine A will reduce headaches.
Headache reduction
Where did the REAL Santa Claus come from?
Turkey
"How does wing shape affect the distance a plane goes?" In this example the distance the plane goes is which variable?
What is a dependent variable?
10,000 m = _________ cm
1000000
How many significant figures? .00000000002345
4
What should be in your conclusion?
Support or not support your hypothesis
What is mistletoe, and what is the myth surrounding it?
A shrub hung on a door frame. If a man and a woman meet under it, they are to kiss according to Christmas tradition.
How does temperature affect the growth of mold? In this investigation, temperature is which variable?
independent variable
0.64 km = ________ mm
640,000
What is 2.4526m / 8.4 with the correct significant figures rules?
0.29m
Form a scientific question from the sentence below: Gina wants to determine how much sunlight exposure a plant needs to grow the tallest.
How much sunlight exposure does a plant need to grow tall?
Why is Christmas on December 25th?
Early Christians chose this date to replace pagan holidays. There is NO proof it was actually on Jesus' birthday.
What two words MUST be in a good hypothesis?
If, then
Tobden and Beam took turns driving on a trip to the beach. Tobden drove 91,000 m. Beam drove 72 km. How many total km did Tobden and Beam drive to the beach?
163 km
What is 189.427g - 19.00g using significant figures ?
170.43g
Where should results of an experiment be displayed?
Data table
How much money do you think the average American spends on Christmas gifts each year?
$938