Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is asking a question?
What is the independent variable in an experiment?
What is the variable that the experimenter changes?
Complete the statement: If a plant receives more sunlight, then...
What is "it will grow taller"?
How many centimeters are in a meter?
What is 100 cm?
What term is used for an educated guess in an experiment?
What is a hypothesis?
What is the dependent variable in an experiment?
What is the variable that is measured or observed?
What are the two main parts of a hypothesis?
What are the independent and dependent variables?
Convert 2.5 kilograms to grams.
What is 2,500 grams?
What do scientists do during the analysis phase of the scientific method?
What is interpreting data to find patterns and draw conclusions?
In an experiment testing plant growth with different amounts of sunlight, what is the IV?
What is the amount of sunlight?
Write a hypothesis for this scenario: You want to test if adding fertilizer affects the height of tomato plants.
What is "If fertilizer is added to tomato plants, then they will grow taller"?
How many milliliters are in 5 liters?
What is 5,000 mL?
What should a scientist do if the hypothesis is not supported by the results?
What is revise the hypothesis and retest?
In an experiment testing plant growth with different amounts of sunlight, what is the DV?
What is plant growth?
What is the format you should follow to write a hypothesis?
What is "If IV, then DV"?
Convert 150 millimeters to meters.
What is 0.15 meters?
What is the purpose of constants in an experiment?
What is to ensure that only the independent variable affects the dependent variable?
What is the role of a constant in an experiment?
What is keeping all other variables the same to ensure only the IV affects the DV?
Write a hypothesis about how different temperatures affect the time it takes for ice to melt.
What is "If the temperature increases, then the ice will melt faster"?
How many meters are in 12 kilometers?
What is 12,000 meters?