Scientific Method
How many steps are there in the Scientific Method?
There are five steps within the Scientific Method
What is a guess about an outcome based on observations or prior knowledge?
Inferences
What is the variable that the experimenter deliberately changes?
Independent
What is the group used for comparison with your experimental groups?
Control Group
When drawing conclusions, does data prove or disprove a hypothesis?
No, data may support or fail to support a hypothesis.
What is the difference between an Independent Variable and Dependent Variable
The Independent is what the
experimenter will deliberately change or
manipulate in the investigation. Whilst the dependent is what changes in
response to the independent variable.
What type of observation uses numbers to measure something?
Quantitative Observation
What is the variable that changes in response to the independent variable?
Dependent Variable
What are the groups that are being tested in an experiment?
Experimental Groups
What is a broad concept or principle that describes patterns in nature, often accepted as fact?
Law.
What is the act of noticing and describing events in a careful way?
Observation
What type of observation describes qualities?
Qualitative Observation
On which axis of a graph is the independent variable usually placed?
X-Axis
What should be the only difference between experimental groups?
What is an explanation of an observed phenomenon that organizes facts and research?
Theory
What is the final step where you state whether your hypothesis was supported and discuss applications?
Draw conclusions and communicate them
"The liquid is green" is an example of what type of observation?
Quantitative Observation
On which axis of a graph is the dependent variable usually placed?
Y-Axis
When analyzing data, what should you only make statements about?
What the data shows.
Does a scientific theory ever become a fact or a law?
No.
What is the step where you collect data and present it in an organized form?
Analyze data
Can you make multiple inferences from a single observation?
Yes you can
In an experiment testing how different amounts of fertilizer affect plant growth, what is the independent variable?
What should you highlight when analyzing data?
any trends or patterns seen in data
What are claims that appear to be scientific but violate the criteria of science?
Pseudoscience.