The Method
What is a series of steps designed to solve problems and answer questions?
The Scientific Method
What is the variable that is designed to be changed in the experiment?
independent variable
In Science, what is an educated guess?
hypothesis
Scientist Livie wants to study the impact of fertilizer on plants. In her experiment, Plant A gets no fertilizer, Plant B gets 5 mg each day and Plant C gets 10 mg each day?
Which plant is the control group?
Plant A
Which type of graph is best to show changes over time?
Line
Bar
Pie
Line
What is the step of the Scientific Method when we use our senses to obtain information?
Making Observations
What is the variable that is to be measured in the experiment?
dependent variable
When you decide if the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
drawing conclusions
The MCCS 6th grade conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a box of water impacts the number of plants that can live in the water.
What is the independent variable?
The amount of salt in the water
Which type of graph is the best to use when comparing categories?
Bar
Which question would be the best question for the Scientific Method?
*How many giraffes live in Africa?
*Who made the first microscope?
*Does the amount of salt in the water affect the temperature at which it boils?
*Does the amount of salt in the water affect the temperature at which it boils?
What are all the things in an experiment that must be the same to make the experiment fair?
*independent variables *controlled experiments
*dependent variables *controlled variables or constants
controlled variables or constants
When scientists share their findings with others, they are
communicating results
The MCCS 6th grade conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a box of water impacts the number of plants that can live in the water.
What is the dependent variable?
number of plants
Which type of graph is used to show parts of a whole?
Pie
What is an experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group and an experimental group?
a controlled experiment
Scientist Sam hypothesizes that the incubation temperature of an alligator egg will determine its gender.
What is the independent variable?
the temperature
In what step of The Scientific Method are graphs used
Analyze data
Give 1 reason why it is important to conduct science experiments 1 at a time.
*bigger samples
*confirmation
*verification
*eliminate/identify errors
Which type of graph would be the best to show the favorite snack of 6th graders?
Pie
Which step should be done before writing the hypothesis?
* Gather materials *Conduct the experiment
*Write the procedure *Research
Research
Scientist Sam hypothesizes that the incubation temperature of an alligator egg will determine its gender.
What is the dependent variable?
the gender
Which of the following is important to remember when making graphs in Science?
*labels *scale *neatness *all the above
all the above
What was the experiment that we completed in the Science Lab that we used the steps of The Scientific Method?
cleaning pennies
Which type of graph would I use to display the number of points scored per season?
Line