Variables
Scientific Method
Vocabulary
Characteristics of Life
Nature of Science
100
The variable that the experimenter intentionally changes
What is the independent variable?
100
The correct format for a hypothesis
What is an "If...then..." statement?
100
The system of measurement used in science
What is the metric system?
100
Pulling your hand away from a hot stove is an example
What is responding to a stimulus?
100
These things distinguish science from pseudoscience
What are peer review, reliance on evidence, growth/change, and the testing of claims? (name at least 2)
200
The variables that are kept the same between treatments.
What are controlled variables?
200
What one should do before designing an experiment
What is look at previous research?
200
A group used in an experiment for comparison purposes
What is a control group?
200
The process by which organisms become mature adults
What is growth and development?
200
The process of having experts in a given field critique scientific research
What is peer review?
300
The variable that is measured by the experimenter
What is the dependent variable?
300
What scientists attempt to minimize when designing an experiment
What are bias and error?
300
The metric unit used to measure mass
What is a gram?
300
All living things use this to function
What is energy?
300
The reason scientists use the metric system
What is international readability and/or ease of conversion?
400
The dependent variable in our Seed Lab
What is growth?
400
An observation that is descriptive
What is a qualitative observation?
400
The metric unit used to measure volume
What is a liter?
400
Species do this over time
What is adapt?
400
A characteristic of scientists that means they only accept explanations based on evidence and logical reasoning
What is skepticism? (Scientists are skeptical.)
500
The independent variable in our Seed Lab
What is the concentration/amount of Miracle-Gro?
500
An observation that provides numerical data
What is a quantitative observation?
500
A conclusion drawn from one or more observations
What is an inference?
500
The maintenance of constant internal conditions
What is homeostasis?
500
An explanation that is supported by a large body of evidence from numerous scientists and has been repeatedly confirmed
What is a scientific theory?
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