Scientific Method
Gathering information by using your senses is known as an...
What is an Observation?
An educated prediction of what you think will be the outcome of an experiment
What is a hypothesis?
The first thing you should do when you start an experiment.
What is read all the direction?
Graph used to compare sets of data
What is a bar graph?
Lab equipment is used to measure mass.
What is a balance?
The logical and systematic process of solving a problem
What is the Scientific Method?
Te variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experiment
What is an Independent Variable?
First step when a substance is accidentally spilled during a lab.
What is tell the teacher?
Type of graph that shows data over time
What is a line graph?
Lab tool is used to find the volume of a liquid or irregular shaped object.
What is a Graduated Cylinder?
If a toy car travels down a ramp, then it will travel farther from a ramp with a greater angle.
Hypothesis
The variable that changes as a result of an experiment and it can be measured or observed
What is the dependent variable?
Worn in a lab when using heat, chemicals, or glassware
What is safety goggles?
Type of graph that shows percentage of a whole
What is a circle graph?
Lab tool is used to find the distance between two points or volume of a regular shaped object (l x w x h).
Ruler
A variable that is unchanged, used as the comparison in an experiment
What is the Control?
In an experiment designed to find out if dogs prefer to have food of a specific shape, a variable that would have to be controlled?
What is the brand of the dog food and/or flavor?
Three steps you should take to step focused and on task in lab
What is follow directions, keep your lab area clean, and stay at your lab station?
The axis for the independent and the axis for the dependent variable on a graph
X- Independent variable (horizontal)
Y- Dependent variable (vertical)
Units used to measure volume in lab.
mL or cubic centimeter
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the plants that can live in the water. In this experiment, what is the independent variable?
What is the amount of salt in the water?
The steps to the scientific method.
List 5 lab safety rule
No horseplay
wear closed toed shoes
wear goggles, aprons, gloves
waft a chemical scent to nose
report spills to your teacher
read directions carefully before starting the lab
tie back long hair
Required parts of a graph
What is title, axis labels, and appropriate scale?
Unit used to measure mass.
What is a gram?