Scientific Method Steps
Things that change
Tools
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Vocabulary
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The first step of the scientific method.
What is "Ask a question" (Step 1)
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Something that can change.
What is a variable?
100
The best tool to use to calculate the time it takes to do an experiment.
What is a stopwatch?
100
a process used to problem solve or answer questions
What is the scientific method
100
Variables that are kept the same to make sure the results are accurate.
What is a control variable?
200
We test the hypothesis when we are doing this.
What is the experiment? (Step 4)
200
The variable that you are changing and testing.
What is the independent variable?
200
The best tool to use to get accurate results in measuring mass.
What is a triple beam balance?
200
A hypothesis is usually written as a true/false statement or an if/then statement.
What is "if...then..."?
200
Your answer to a scientific problem before you do the experiment.
What is a hypothesis?
300
The gathering of information by NOTICING facts and occurrences while measuring the dependent variable.
What is an observation?
300
The kind of variable that changes as a result of the experiment, usually the data that you are collecting
What is the dependent variable?
300
What you build to show how something works. It may be much smaller or larger than the actual thing.
What is a model?
300
Scientists usually display their results in a ____.
What is a data table?
300
If I study for 20 minutes each night, then I will earn a higher grade. This is an example of a ________.
hypothesis
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What you do to ensure results of the experiment are accurate.
What is "Repeat the work"
400
What effect does the type of running shoe you use have on your speed during a race? What is the independent variable?
What is the type of running shoe?
400
The scale of thermal measurement that scientists use in the lab.
What is Celsius?
400
Step by step set of instructions that describes what you will do during an experiment.
What is a procedure?
400
Recorded observations and measurements gathered during an experiment.
What is data?
500
During this step we communicate our results of the experiment.
What is the "Conclusion" (step 6)
500
What effect does the type of running shoe you use have on your speed during a race? What is the dependent variable in this example?
What is your speed during a race?
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The tool that is used to measure the pull of gravity on an object. A grocery store produce scale is a good example of one of these.
What is a spring balance scale?
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The number of variables you should have in a controlled experiment?
one
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To make sense of the data after you have completed your testing.
What is analyze?
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