SM1
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
When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
A) analyzing data
B) making a hypothesis
C) experimenting
D) communicating results
D) Communicating Results
What is the 1st step to the scientific method?
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What is an educated statement that could be tested called?
Hypothesis
What is the Scientific Method?
A step-by-step process used to answer questions
What is a control (constant) in an experiment
why for 50 extra points?
The part of the experiment that does not change to give you the most accurate results.
The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
A) observation
B) scientific method
C) inquiry
D) conclusion
A) observation
Are Scientists the only individuals who use the scientific method?
No, everyone uses it.
Identify the independent variable:
I want to know if vitamins will make a kitten grow faster.
giving the kitten vitamins
What does evidence mean?
proof
What is observation?
careful watching and listening
Identify the dependent variable:
If I put in more effort, then I will succeed in school because I will train my brain to be stronger!
success in school
Scientists test a hypothesis by
A. formulating questions.
B. designing models.
C. doing experiments.
D. drawing conclusions.
c. Doing experiments
What is the last step in the Scientific Method
Draw a conclusion based on the analyzed data /Share your results
Data, details, and facts that support your claim
Evidence
graph for comparing data collected by counting
Bar Graph
The variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects
A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Control
D. Uncontrolled
Independent
Make up a Scientific Method chant/poem/rap (school appropriate) and get 400 points!
If you don't, you get zero points
A graph that shows data over time
Making sense of the data, looking for patterns, finding trends, ect.
analyze
"The dog is soft", "the sidewalk is hot", and "her hair is brown" are all examples of ______________ observations.
qualitative
Measuring the length of the flowers stem.
Counting the number of bees in a hive.
Recording the temperature of a greenhouse.
These are all examples of _________ observations.
quantitative
During step 4 of the scientific method, what are you doing?
conducting an experiment where you test your hypothesis by gathering data through a controlled procedure
Different preservatives were tried in foods to determine which best restricted the growth of molds. What is the dependent variable?
Growth of Mold
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