Scientific Method
What is it is an opinion question!
What are the two types of variables stated in a hypothesis?
What is Independent and Dependent.
Which step of the scientific method is missing: Observe and form a question, ______________, Experiment, Analyze Results, Conclusion
What is Experiment.
We make observations about the ________ world to form our questions.
What is the natural world?
Putting my plant in the closet will decrease it's chance of living. What is wrong with this hypothesis?
What is... it is missing "If" and "Then" and "Because"
I notice after collecting all my survey data that high attendance is connected to good grades, and low attendance connected to poor grades. Which part of the scientific method did I just complete?
What is Analysis.
What step in the scientific method do you note patterns and trends in your data?
What is Analysis.
What are two things (out of four) that make a good scientific question?
What are 1. About the natural world 2. Do not ask opinion 3. Can be investigated through an experiment and 4. Contain and independent and dependent variable
Will drinking more milk get you stronger bones? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is...If you increase the amount of milk you drink, then you will increase the strength of your bones because...
In which step of the scientific method do you present your what happened in your experiment and the main takeaways to others?
What is the Conclusion.
Name three observations about lions.
What are yellow fur, sharp teeth, and awful smell
In an experiment what are the variables that are not being studied that are held constant so that they do not influence the experimental outcome called?
What is Controlled Variables.
List the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis. If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase because plants enjoy hot soil.
What is...Independent-soil temperatures, Dependent-plant growth.
List all five steps of the scientific method.
What is Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Results, and Conclusion.
Come up with a good scientific question!
How does (independent variable changing) affect the (dependent variable)?
Read the following experiment and state a good hypothesis. I am doing a test to see if there is a connection between how long you run and how fast your heart beats. I will be performing an experiment where I will run for 1 minute and I will check my heartbeat. The next day they will run for 2 minutes and I will check my heart rate. I will do this each day up to 6 minutes and see if there is a connection. What do you think my hypothesis should be?
What is...If I increase the amount of time I run, then my heartbeat will increase.
Thinking about the hypothesis: If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase. What might a control in this experiment be?
What is... using the same potting soil, making sure both plants have an equal amount of light etc.