The Scientific Method
Two words that must be included in a hypothesis.
What is If and Then
A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis , or demonstrate a known fact is a/an?
What is experiment
Constants are factors that.
what is remain the same?
Scientists are the only individuals who use the scientific method ...True or False
False
A graph that shows data over time
What is a line Graph.
What can be described as the factor that I change in the experiment?
What is Independent variable
Identify the independent variable: If I change the amount of water in the tank, then the fish will live longer.
What is the amount of water
If small doses of calcium and magnesium are added to animal food, then the animal’s growth will increase because calcium and magnesium are important minerals for growing.
What is a hypothesis
How many mL is 0.32 L
What is 320 mL
Variable on the y axis.
What is dependent variable.
What is the 1st step of the scientific method?
What is ask a question/observation
In an experiment measuring the effect of water temperature on sugar dissolving, the type of sugar used would be this type of variable.
What is a constant variable?
In which step of the scientific Method do we want to use graphs?
What is analyzing data
Mass over Volume
What is Density?
A graph that shows percentages.
What is a pie Graph?
What is a hypothesis
What is educated guess
In an experiment testing whether fertilizer makes plants grow taller, we keep the same exposure to sunlight.
What is Sunlight?
What is the control variable?
What step of the scientific method is this? Adding calcium and magnesium to the animal food did increase the animal’s growth. The hypothesis is supported.
What is conclusion
Scientists test a hypothesis by
A. formulating questions.
B. designing models.
C. doing experiments.
D. drawing conclusions.
C. doing experiments.
What graph would you use to compare the amount of rain per Month
What is a bar Graph.
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. In this experiment the independent variable is
What is the amount of salt in the water.
In an experiment testing plant growth, this is what you would measure to see the effect of different amounts of sunlight.
What is the dependent variable?
DOUBLE THE POINTS!!
You want to see if listening to music while studying, improves productivity?
What are 2 control variables?
What is the study material
What is the amount of sleep
What is the space you are.
What is the type of music
How many steps are in the scientific method? What are they?
6. Ask a question, do research, form a hypothesis, experiment, analyze, conclude
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. In this experiment the independent variable is
the amount of salt in the water