Scientific Method
The study of something that claims or appears to be scientific in nature, but is not related to science is known as what?
Pseudoscience
What can be described as what I change?
What is Independent variable
Information that describes the qualities/characteristics of observations & data
What is qualitative
This is an example of:
In class, Isabella notices the textbooks are thick with over 240 pages.
What is quantitative observation
This graph is used to display data that fits into categories or compare information.
What is a bar graph
Identify the independent variable: If I change the amount of water in the tank, then the fish will live longer.
What is the amount of water
What are the three types of variables
What is independent, dependent, Constant
Interpreting Data
What step of the scientific method is this?
Does adding minerals to an animal’s food affect their growth?
What is ask a question
What part of the scientific method is this:
Distance Ran by girls: 5 feet, 2 miles, 6 feet, 4 miles, 7 feet, 5 miles
Distance Ran by boys: 2.5 miles, 9 feet, 7 miles, 8 feet, 3 miles, 10 feet
What is recorded data
The reproduction of a scientific investigation by another person to ensure accuracy.
Replication
A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis , or demonstrate a known fact is a/an?
What is an experiment
If small doses of calcium and magnesium are added to animal food, then the animal’s growth will increase because calcium and magnesium are important minerals for growing.
What is a hypothesis
What are all the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called
What are controlled variables or constants
The recreating of something exactly as it was done by someone else
What is repetition
Using a set of techniquest to investigate a matter to gain more knowledge or further enhance your existing knowledge
Scientific Method
What is the dependent variable in the question?
How does temperature affect the length of time it takes for mold to grow on bread?
What is the time it takes for mold to grow
What part of the scientific method has the purpose of the experiment, the hypothesis, evidence to accept or reject the hypothesis, and applies learned information to the real-world.
What is conclusion
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?
What is making observations
Anything that changes the outcome of an experiment
Variables
When designing an experiment these set of steps are called?
1.Locate 2 puppies from the same litter that are similar in size
2.Feed one animal food with minerals for 1 month.
3.Feed the other animal food without minerals for 1 month.
4.Calculate the average growth of each puppy.
What is procedures
In which step of the scientific Method do we want to use graphs?
What is when analyzing data
The process of testing questions, making observation, and analyzing data.
What is investigation
Which of the following statements best describes the scientific law?
a. It is an educated guess.
b.It is a statement that describes what might happen some of the time.
c. It is a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen all of the time under a specific set of conditions.
d. It is a statement that describes all procedures that scientists must follow.
c. It is a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen all of the time under a specific set of conditions