Scientific Method Randoms
Steps of the Scientific Method
Variables
Identify the Control
Observation/Inference/Prediction
100
After you record data what is the next step of the scientific method.
What is Analyze the results?
100
After you write your Hypothesis, what is the next step in the Scientific Method.
What is "plan and conduct experiment"?
100
Things in your experiment that change because of what you are testing.
What are dependent variable?
100
Smithers thinks that a special juice will increase the productivity of workers. He creates two groups of 50 workers each and assigns each group the same task (in this case, they're supposed to staple a set of papers). Group A is given the special juice to drink while they work. Group B is not given the special juice. After an hour, Smithers counts how many stacks of papers each group has made. Group A made 1,587 stacks, Group B made 2,113 stacks.
What is not given the special juice?
100
Based on the weather forecast, you make a ________ that it is going to rain this weekend.
What is a prediction?
200
This is the variable in the experiment the scientist changes.
What is independent variable?
200
After you make Observations and asking questions what is the next step of the scientific method.
What is ask form a Hypothesis?
200
What should not change in an experiment.
What are all other variables?
200
Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this out by spraying half of the shower with coconut juice. He sprays the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of "treatment" there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.
What is plain water?
200
The lights are on in the classroom.
What is an observation?
300
The best way to write a hypothesis.
What is "If/Then"
300
After planning & conducting an experiment the next step is
What is Observe and Record Data?
300
The variable that is changed or compared to get the result you want.
What is an independent variable?
300
Bart believes that mice exposed to microwaves will become extra strong (maybe he's been reading too much Radioactive Man). He decides to perform this experiment by placing 10 mice in a microwave for 10 seconds. He compared these 10 mice to another 10 mice that had not been exposed. His test consisted of a heavy block of wood that blocked the mouse food. He found that 8 out of 10 of the microwaved mice were able to push the block away. 7 out of 10 of the non-microwaved mice were able to do the same.
What is mice not exposed to microwaves?
300
The dog is mean.
What is an inference?
400
Some ways you can record and organize the data you collected.
What is a graph or table?
400
The step where you write about if your hypothesis is right or not.
What is the conclusion?
400
"How does wing shape affect the distance a plane goes?" In this example the distance the plane actually travels is...?
What is a dependent variable?
400
Krusty was told that a certain itching powder was the newest best thing on the market, it even claims to cause 50% longer lasting itches. Interested in this product, he buys the itching powder and compares it to his usual product. One test subject (A) is sprinkled with the original itching powder, and another test subject (B) was sprinkled with the Experimental itching powder. Subject A reported having itches for 30 minutes. Subject B reported to have itches for 45 minutes.
What is the original itching powder?
400
The dog is brown.Typing out a step-by-step directions on how to do an experiment is an example of...
What is an observation?
500
Last step of scientific method.
What is a conclusion and share results?
500
If...then...because. This is used during this step.
What is formulating a hypothesis?
500
Trevor wanted to find out what fertilizer worked best for growing marigolds. He put Miracle Grow on one, Scotts fertilizer on one, and no fertilizer on another.
Name the controlled variables?
What is the marigolds, dirt, pots, light, and water
500
Katiana wanted to figure out what type of liquid worked best for growing beans. She watered one with coca-cola, one with lemonade, and one with just water. After one week, she measured how high they had grown.
What is the one with plain water?
500
Bentley fell off the trampoline. My __________ is that he will never jump on it again.
What is a prediction?