My Partner and I were doing our lab and a beaker fell on the floor. The bell rang right after that so we left it on the floor. Safe or Not Safe
a possible answer to a question
1st step in the Scientific Method
Question/Observation
Variable that you change in an experiment
Independent variable
1st step in engineering design process
Define the problem with criteria and contraints
Before our group started our experiment, I made sure that my hair was pulled back and my sleeves were rolled up. Safe or Not Safe
What is Safe?
Descriptions using numbers
3rd Step in the Scientific Method
variables that are the results of experiment
Dependent variable
What kind of tool is a hammer
physical tool
Wen we were finished with the lab, I washed my hands and then unplugged the microscope. Safe or Not Safe
What is Safe?
A representation of an idea that is too small, too big, or too complex
Model
2nd Step in the Scientific Method
Hypothesis
Variables that stay the same throughout experiment
control variables/constants
2nd step in the engineering design process
Lab symbol with Skull and Crossbone
logical conclusions based on evidence
inference
5th Step in the Scientific Method
Conclusions
all of the data that scientists gather during investigations
empirical evidence
What kind of a tool is a software program
Cyber Tool
Lab symbol with flame
What is flammable?
a well supported explanation of evidence
scientific theory
4th Step in the Scientific Method
Record Data
Fake News
Pseudoscience
3rd Step in the engineering design project
Optimize the design solution and build prototype.