Scientific Method
This type of graph tracks changes over short and long periods of time
What is a line graph?
What can be described as the factor that I change in the experiment?
What is Independent variable
How many cm's are in a meter?
What is 100 cm's?
What variable is placed on the x axis?
What is the independent variable?
A graph (for data) should include a Title, consistent intervals on both axes, and _________ with units of __________ on both axes.
LABELS with units of MEASUREMENT on both axes.
Identify the independent variable: If I change the amount of water in the tank, then the fish will live longer.
What is the amount of water
What are the two types of variables?
What is independent, dependent
What variable is placed on the y axis?
What is the dependent variable?
The different types of tape in our tape lab, would be considered which variable?
What is independent variable?
What step of the scientific method is this?
Does adding minerals to an animal’s food affect their growth?
What is ask a question or purpose
What part of the scientific method is this:
Distance Ran by girls: 5 feet, 2 miles, 6 feet, 4 miles, 7 feet, 5 miles
Distance Ran by boys: 2.5 miles, 9 feet, 7 miles, 8 feet, 3 miles, 10 feet
What is collect data
Would this be considered a testable question (true or false):
How does the amount of sunlight affect the height of a plant?
What is true
A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis , or demonstrate a known fact is a/an?
What is an experiment
If small doses of calcium and magnesium are added to animal food, then the animal’s growth will increase because calcium and magnesium are important minerals for growing.
What is a hypothesis
What are all the things in an experiment that must be held the same called?
What are controlled variables or constants
What part of the scientific method is this conducted? Step One: Add sugar to water Step Two: Taste Water Step Three: Record information
What is experiment or procedure
What is the 2nd step of the scientific method?
What is a hypothesis?
What is the dependent variable in the question?
If I raise the temperature, then mold will grow faster.
The amount of time it takes to grow mold.
What part of the scientific method summarizes the purpose of the experiment, the hypothesis, the evidence to accept or reject the hypothesis, and applies the information to the real-world.
What is conclusion
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make and writes it down?
What is making observations
What part of the scientific method is this? If I add salt to the pancakes, then they will taste better.
What is hypothesis
When designing an experiment these set of steps are called?
1.Locate 2 puppies from the same litter that are similar in size
2.Feed one animal food with minerals for 1 month.
3.Feed the other animal food without minerals for 1 month.
4.Calculate the average growth of each puppy.
What is procedure
In a bar graph, the X axis is which variable?
What is independent variable?
What step of the scientific method is this?
Adding calcium and magnesium to the animal food did increase the animal’s growth. The hypothesis is supported.
What is conclusion
Two words that must be included in a hypothesis.
What is If and Then