Scientific Method
Variable Question
Identifying Variables
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
What is being tested in an experiment or what can you control?
Independant Variable
100
When you are obtaining information from research and observation to form a hypothesis what is occuring?
you are gathing information
100
Define the dependant variable.
multi-answers
100
Define scientific law
A rule in nature
100
What branch of science are you currently taking?
Earth & Space science
200
What is being affected during the experiment?
The dependant variable
200
Sh'Landria called the NASA center to see if she could find out about astronauts and their low gravity environment. She also went to the library to read about gravity. What step in the scientific method is this?
She was conducting research.
200
Omar and Ny'Erica sleeps 8 hours the night before his science exam. Their sister, Morgan has the same exam and sleeps for 4 hours the night before the test. Afterwards they compare their scores. Identify the dependant variable.
Exam scores
200
Define Scientific Theory
An explanation for a set of observations of the natural world
200
What branch of science do you learn about living things.
Life science.
300
What do you solve through a scientific experiment?
A scientific Question
300
Mrs. Johnson math class studies for an exam while Mrs. Hepburn class does not. The scores of the two classes are compared. What is the dependant variable?
The test scores
300
Omar and Ny'Erica sleeps 8 hours the night before his science exam. Their sister, Morgan has the same exam and sleeps for 4 hours the night before the test. Afterwards they compare their scores. Identify the Independant variable.
Hours of sleep
300
Define prediction.
describing what will occur in a sequence of events in a pattern.
300
What does physical science cover
multiple answers
400
What are the six steps to the scientific method?
1.Ask a Question 2.Form a Hypothesis 3.Modify Hypothesis 4. Experiment 5. Record data 6. Conclusions
400
Mrs. Johnson math class studies for an exam while Mrs. Hepburn class does not. The scores of the two classes are compared. What is the independant variable?
The studying
400
One chicken is injected with a growth hormone while another chicken is not injected. Both chickens are weighed after after a year. Identify the independant variable.
The growth hormone
400
What is the difference between Inference and observation?
Drawaing an inference base on your prior knowledge and research, while making an observation is based on using one or all of the five senses.
400
How many branches of science are there and name them?
3 Branches Life, Earth/Space, Physical
500
An educated guess to what the results of the question will be?
Hypothesis
500
Travon has a wagon of a certain mass. He plans to investigate how the acceleration of the wagon changes as the force he exerts on it increases. In his investigation, explain what the independent variable is.
What is the independant varible? It is the force he exerts on it.
500
One chicken is injected with a growth hormone while another chicken is not injected. Both chickens are weighed after after a year. Identify the Dependant variable.
The weight of the chickens
500
Create a testable hypothesis. It must be specific and appropriate
multiple answers
500
What is Mrs. Hubbard's birthday
December 11th
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