Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is Problem/Purpose?
What are the two types of observation?
What are Qualitative and Quantitative?
What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
What is Hypothesis?
What are the two types of variables during an experiment?
What is Independent and Dependent?
Which step of the scientific method is missing?
Problem, Research, Hypothesis, ______________, Analyze, Conclusion.
What is Experiment?
This is when we look over our data to come to a conclusion.
What is Analysis?
This type of observation is measurable.
What is Quantitative Measurement?
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?"
What is the responding variable or the variable we are measuring?
What is the Dependent Variable?
During which step of the scientific method do you use your data collection to consider conclusions about your experiment?
What is Analysis?
This is where you find your background information to build your hypothesis.
What is Research?
This type of observation is describable.
What is Qualitative?
If you drink more milk, will you get stronger bones?
State a well written hypothesis for this question.
What is "If you increase the amount of milk you drink, then you will increase the strength of your bones?"
What is the term we use to describe the manipulated variable or factor that the scientist intentionally changes?
What is the Independent Variable?
The ________________ involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a science related idea.
What is the Scientific Method?
This is the step in the scientific method where you make careful observations and collect data.
What is the Experiment?
Blue, rough, and metal are all examples of what type of observation?
What is Qualitative?
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?"
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 are Control Variables?
List the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis.
If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase.
What is
Independent: temperature of the soil
Dependent: plant growth
List the six steps of the scientific method.
What is Problem/Purpose, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, and Conclusion?
4 feet long, and 24 buttons are both examples of what type of observation?
What is Quantitative?
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 1 minute and I will check their heart rate. 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?"
Find the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis:
If you increase the amount of time you practice shooting free-throws, then you will increase your chances of making a basket.
What is
Independent: amount of time practiced shooting free throws
Dependent: number of baskets made
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, same amount of light, same pot, same amount of water etc.?