Scientific Method
What step do scientists find information to their question?
It is okay to horseplay during a lab. True of False.
What is FALSE?
This variable is changed by the scientist.
Observations using measurements.
What is QUANTITATIVE observation?
Measurement tool used for finding mass.
What is DIGITAL SCALE OR TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE?
Scientists analyze their results to an experiment and then explain if their hypothesis is correct or incorrect in this step of the scientific method.
What is CONCLUSION?
A student uses this to protect their eyes during a lab with chemicals.
What is GOGGLES?
This variable stays the same in the experiment.
What is CONTROLLED VARIABLE?
Observations using your five senses and describing objects or events.
What is QUALITATIVE observations?
Measurement tool used for finding milliliters of liquids.
What is GRADUATED CYLINDER?
Scientists test their _____________ to collect data.
What is EXPERIMENT?
What is THE STUDENT MUST TELL A TEACHER IMMEDIATELY ABOUT SPILL?
This variable is what you measure (and you cannot control this).
What is DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
This is an conclusion you make based on your observations and may or may not be true.
What is INFERENCE?
Measurement tool used for finding length, width, or height of object.
What is RULER OR METER STICK?
An educated guess to answer your question. Your statement on what you will be testing.
What is HYPOTHESIS?
Students must always read ______________ before completing a experiment.
What is DIRECTIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS?
You should only change one of these variables in an experiment.
What is INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
Observation or Inference: I see the clouds and hear thunderstorms.
What is OBSERVATION?
Measurement tool used for time in seconds or minutes.
What is STOPWATCH?
A step by step process by scientists to investigate through the process of conducting experiments.
What is the SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
SpongeBob loves to garden and wants to grow lots of pink flowers for his pal Sandy. He bought a special Flower Power fertilizer to see if it will help plants produce more flowers. He plants two plants of the same size in separate containers with the same amount of potting soil. He places both plants in a sunny window and waters each plant every day. One plant is watered with plain water and the other with fertilized water. What is the dependent variable?
What is NUMBER OF FLOWERS?
Observation or Inference: I see clouds and hear thunder so I think it might storm soon.
What is INFERENCE?
Measurement tool used for finding temperature.
What is THERMOMETER?