Criteria of Science
What acronym do we use for the criteria of science?
An educated guess formed before doing an experiment is called what?
A Hypothesis
If I were to test my hypothesis, "if I play music during an exam, then students will get a better grade on that exam", the music represents which variable?
The independent
The investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations is ____________.
Science
Using your five senses to observe something in an undisturbed, natural environment.
Observation
If the results of an experiment are relatively the same over and over again, the results are ___________.
Consistent
We perform an ______________ to test our hypothesis.
An Experiment
If I were to test my hypothesis, "if I play music during an exam, then students will get a better grade on that exam", the grade on the test represents which variable?
The dependent variable
The steps used/followed during an experiment are the _______________.
Procedures
An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions is an ____________.
An Experiment
When something occurs in a way that is expected, then that thing is __________?
Predictable
The Scientific Method
If in my experiment to test if music improves test scores, I play music for Group A, while Group B tests in silence, which group is my control?
Group B
The part of the experiment that is not tested and is used for comparison purposes is the __________.
Control
Utilizing online or print resources to understand a concept or idea is _______________.
Research
This criteria of science means utilizing your 5 senses in order to understand what is taking place.
Observable
The information collected during an experiment is ___________.
Data
If I wanted to test my hypothesis that fertilizer use increases plant growth, what would be the independent variable?
The fertilizer
The part of the experiment that the scientist changes is the __________________.
Independent variable
The collection of data from the unregulated world for comparative purposes is a _____________.
A Survey
If something is open to change, then it is _______________ (think about heliocentricity)?
Tentative
After an experiment has been conducted, scientists write this which summarizes the experiment and their results.
A Conclusion
If I wanted to test my hypothesis that fertilizer use increases plant growth, what would be the dependent variable?
The plant growth
The part of the experiment that changes as a direct result of the independent variable is the ________________.
Dependent Variable
Physical or mathematical representations of an object or process are a ______________.
A Model