Scientific Method
It important to record all observations in a scientific experiment.
What is to accurately analyze patterns in the observations after they occur?
Qualitative vs Quantitative? You have 3 sisters
What is quantitative?
Grams (g) in 250 milligrams.
What is 0.25 g?
The correct format for writing a very large number in scientific notation. (Give example)
What is a x 10b? (i.e. 2 x 103)
Most useful if a student spills acid on his clothing.
What is an emergency shower?
What is the goal of writing a conclusion in a scientific experiment.
What is to summarize how the results support or refute the hypothesis?
Qualitative vs Quantitative? His hair is black
What is qualitative?
Number of inches in 7.5 cm.
3,900 =
What is 3.9 x 103?
Protects your clothing from exposure to fluids.
What is a lab apron.
Typically occurs during the data analysis stage of a scientific investigation.
What is identifying trends in the data?
Variable that is measured in the experiment.
What is a dependent variable?
Number of inches in 150 centimeters.
What is 59 in?
0.00094 =
What is 9.4 x 10-4?
Use a fume hood when doing this.
What is using chemicals that emit hazardous vapors?
The step scientists typically take first when deciding what data to collect during an experiment.
What is formulating a hypothesis?
The y-axis represents this variable on a line graph.
What is the dependent variable plotted?
Number of centimeters in 1.5 kilometers.
What is 150,000?
74920 =
What is 7.492 x 104?
Backpacks are placed here for safety.
What is under the desk? or What is out of aisle?
The independent variable when an astronaut on the space station tests whether gravity affects the productivity of tomato plants.
What is the force of gravity affecting the plants on the space station?
The x-axis represents this variable on a line graph.
What is the independent variable plotted?
A scientist takes a 750 milliliter (mL) sample of water from a stream, and pours the sample into an empty beaker. Number of L of water in beaker.
What is 0.75 L?
0.064=
What is 6.4 x 10-2?
Goggles are worn during this step of the experiment.
What is before performing any steps of the experiment?