Scientific Method
Science is a way of knowing how the world around us works based on continual observations and experiments. It builds upon itself.
Wild Question!
Make an inference about someone in your group.
Answers may vary.
How is a bar graph different than a histogram?
What is... A histogram typically has ranges (non exact numbers) and the bars are usually touching.
In which step of the scientific method do you use your information to draw conclusions about your experiment?
What is Analyze Results.
Law is what happens.
Theory is why or how it happens.
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 Constants.
What is the difference between a fact and a principal?
A fact is a single, proven piece of information.
A principle is a general rule or concept built from many facts that helps explain or predict behavior.
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.
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.
What is the difference between accuracy and precision?
Accuracy = close to the target (truth).
Precision = grouped closely together (repeatable).