Vocab Words
What is a Question
What is the first step in the Scientific Method
What is the the data collected, by using the five senses or scientific equipment, to learn about objects and events.
What is observation
What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
What is Hypothesis
True or False: The scientific method is ONE step scientists use to solve scientific problems
FALSE
Variables that are held the same or constant through entire experiment. Also known as "controlled variable"
What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment
Name the 5 senses you use when forming an observation
What is sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
Putting my plant in the closet will decrease it's chance of living. What is missing in this hypothesis?
What is - Using the words "if, then, because"
Why is it important to conduct scientific tests more than one time?
So that there are not any errors in the first test
The data collected during an experiment expressed in paragraph form; the outcome of the experiment.
The answer to the question and how you reach the determination about your hypothesis?
What is Conclusion
What type of question cannot be solved by the scientific method:
A - question about history
B- question about opinions
C - question about the ocean
D - question about the weather
Does the type of liquid affect how fast an ice cube melts? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is If you create ice cubes using juice, water and soda, then ice made of water will melt the fastest because it is less dense than juice and soda.
Why is communicating results of your experiment important?
What is - so others can benefit and learn from your results
What is information, measurements, and materials gathered from observations that are used to help answer questions?
What is DATA
The reason for conducting an experiment or what you are trying to find out
What is Purpose
What are the 4 questions you ask when forming a question?
Why? How? When? What?
Does the flavor of ice cream affect how fast the ice cream melts? Write a Hypothesis using this question
(any answer that includes if, then because)
What are charts and graphs, reports, social media, etc.
What is a factor that can be changed or manipulated in an experiment by the scientist (ex. amount of sunlight the plant receives)
Independent variable
List all eight steps of the scientific method.
What is Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Collect Data, Analyze, Conclusion, Report
Is this a testable question? Why?
Which jolly rancher is the best?
No - because it will be opinion based.
What should be included when forming a hypothesis. Also, what can not be included when forming the hypothesis
What is - is it measurable and testable. Using "If, then, because". It can not be opinion based.
Andre and Marie love popcorn, but they don't have much money to spend. They want to decide if more expensive brands really pop better than others.
Say a testable research question using this information.
Do the top two expensive brands of popcorn pop better than the store brand when popping them for the same amount of time?