Scientific Method
Experimentation
Hypothesis
Variables
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What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is Question.
100

What does a good experiment do?

What is test the Hypothesis.

100
What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
What is Hypothesis.
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What are the two types of variables in an experiment?

What is Independent and Dependent.

100

Which step of the scientific method is missing: What is Ask a Question, Form Hypothesis, ____________, Gather and Analyze Data, Conclusion, Share Results, Further Research.

What is Experiment.

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What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment.
200

Describe what constants are.

What is something kept the same in an experiment.

200
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"
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What is the responding variable or factor that we measure?

What is Dependent Variable.

200

In which step of the scientific method do you decide the outcome of your experiment?

What is Conclusion.

300

What step in the scientific method do you observe and study reults of the experiment?

What is Gather and Analyze data.

300

The 2 types of groups in an experiment are.

What is control and experimental group.

300
If you drink more milk will you get 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.
300
What is the term we use to describe the manipulated variable or factor that the experimenter intentionally changes?
What is Independent Variable.
300

The ________________ involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a question.

What is Scientific Method.

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In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and conclusions to others?
What is Share Results.
400

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. Identify a constant in the experiment.

What is same shower, same green slime, same time frame.

400
I wonder if you smoke more cigarettes, will you have a better chance of getting lung cancer? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is...If you increase the number of cigarettes you smoke, then you will increase your chance of getting lung cancer.
400

In an experiment what is the group that receives no treatment so that they do not influence the experimental outcome called?

What is Control Group.

400
List the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis. If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase.
What is...Independent-soil temperatures, Dependent-plant growth.
500

List all 8 steps of the scientific method.

What is Ask a Question, Form Hypothesis, Design Experiment, Gather and Analyze Data, Conclusion, Share Results, Further Research.

500

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. Describe a logical conclusion to this experiment. 

What is coconut juice does not work on the slime..

500
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 a person will run for a 1 minute and I will check their heartbeat. Then they will run for 2 minutes and I will check their heart rate. I will do this 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.
500
Find the independent and dependent variables in the following experiment: If you increase the number of times you practice shooting free-throws, then you will increase your chances of making a basket every time.
What is Independent- practice shooting free throws, Dependent- making baskets.
500
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.
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