Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is Observation.
Which type of graph shows the trend over time
Line Graph
What are the three parts of the cell theory?
All living things are made of cells.
Cells are the basic unit of life
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
Students grow bean plants under red, blue, and white light to determine how fast they grow. What is the independent variable?
Red, blue and white light
In an experiment, what is the group called that is used as a comparison? (the "normal conditions")
What is control group.
which type of graph represents the categories or comparison
Bar Graph
What was Robert Hooke credited for in the cell Theory?
Naming the cell a "cell"
Students fold paper airplanes of different wing lengths to see how far they fly. What is the dependent variable?
Dependent Variable.
Experiment: Which color of water freezes fastest--red or blue? What would the control group of this experiment be?
What is water with no color added.
What step in the scientific method do you evaluate the hypothesis?
What is Conclusion?
Which variable is the one that is measured or the result
What is Dependent Variable.
What does spontaneous generation mean?
Life can happen from non living matter
Students release toy cars down ramps with surfaces like wood, sandpaper, and plastic to see how far car will travel. What is the dependent variable?
How far the car will travel
This is a series of steps that are used to answer a question or solve a problem.
What is the Scientific Method.
In which step of the scientific method do you graph your data and explain the results?
What is Analyze?
Which variable is the one that is changed?
What is Independent Variable
What was Rudolf Virchow credited for in cell theory?
He discovered that cells come from pre-existing cells
In an experiment, what are the factors that are not changed called?
What are Constants.
Experiment: What is the effect of soil temperature on plant growth? Identify the independent and dependent variables
What is...Independent-soil temperatures, Dependent-plant growth.
List all six steps of the scientific method.
What is Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze, Conclusion.
Experiment: Which color of water freezes fastest--red or blue? What would the x-axis be labeled in the graph?
What is Color of Water
Who is credited for discovering bacteria
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Experiment: Does listening to music increase the percentage of made free-throws? Identify the independent and dependent variables.
What is Independent- music
Dependent- percentage of made free-throws.
Experiment: What is the effect of soil temperature on plant growth? What might a constant in this experiment be?
What is... using the same potting soil, making sure both plants have an equal amount of light etc.