Name that Variable
The Steps
The Steps #2
Inference/Observation
Vocabulary
100
The things that stay the same in a lab?
What is Constants.
100
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Identify a problem.
100
What is the 2nd step in the scientific method?
Gather information
100
Make three observations about your desk.
It is brown, it is made of wood, it has four legs, it has a number on it, etc.
100
What is a measurable or countable observation?
What is Quantitative observation.
200
Any factor that can change in an experiment is?
What is a variable
200
What is the 4th step of the scientific method?
Test hypothesis
200
What is the 5th step of the scientific method?
Analyze the results
200
Make an inference about why there are tennis balls on some of the chairs.
Keep noise down, so they don't scratch the floor, etc.
200
What is a model?
They are a picture, diagram, computer image, or other representation of a complex object or process.
300
The variable that you the scientist measure?
What is dependent or responding variable.
300
What is the 6th step of the scientific method?
Draw conclusions
300
What is the last step of the scientific method?
Communicate results
300
Make two observations and one inference about the classroom.
The room has an odd shape, and the walls are white. The walls are white because the paint was cheapest.
300
What is a described, not measured observation? Give term and an example.
What is Qualitative observation and an example would be the chairs are maroon.
400
What is the factor that you the scientist change in the experiment?
What is the independent or manipulated variable.
400
What is an inference?
The process of drawing a conclusion from given evidence.
400
What is the third step in the Scientific Method?
Make a hypothesis
400
What is an observation?
Any information that you gather with one of the senses.
400
What is a statement that describes how a particular variable is to be measured or how a term is to be defined?
What is operational definition.
500
What is an experiment in which all factors except one are kept constant?
What is a controlled experiment.
500
What is the scientific method?
What is a problem solving technique used in science.
500
What is science inquiry?
Refers to the many different ways in which scientists investigate the world.
500
How are observations and inferences related to each other?
observations give you the information you need to make an inference.
500
What is science?
What is a process of observing, studying, and thinking about things in your world to gain knowledge.
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