Scientific Method
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
A) scientific method
B) experiment
C) hypothesis
D) observation
A) scientific method
Gathering information by using your senses.
Observation.
The information (evidence) gathered from observations and experimentation is called
Data
What is the variable that gets manipulated during the experiment.
The independent variable.
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Ask a question
A possible explanation or answer to a scientific question that can be tested in an experiment.
Hypothesis
Making sense of the data, looking for patterns, finding trends, ect.
Analyze
what changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation in experiments (what we measure)
dependent variable
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess or prediction of what you believe the outcome will be
What senses are you using in an observation?
Sight, Hearing, Smell, Touch, and Taste.
A graph that shows percentages/parts of a whole
circle graph or pie graph
any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types
variables
What are all the steps of the scientific method?
1. Question
2. Research
3. Hypothesis
4. Experiment
5. Analyze
6. Conclusion
What does evidence mean?
graph for comparing data collected by counting
bar graph
A researcher conducted an experiment to see if temperature effected the blooms of a rose bush. What is the independent variable?
The temperature.
Which step involves interpreting your scientific data?
Step 5 Drawing a Conclusion
When describing objects with numbers.
Generalized descriptions based on senses.
1. Quantitative.
2.Qualitative
A graph that shows data over time
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the plants that can live in the water. What is the independent variable? What is the dependent variable?
IV- The amount of salt.
DV- The number of plants in the water.