Scientific Method Vocab
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is "asking a question"?
What should you always wear to protect your eyes during a science experiment?
What are "safety goggles"?
What is the group in an experiment that does not get the treatment called?
What is the "control group"?
What is the variable that you change in an experiment called?
What is the "independent variable"?
What tool do scientists use to measure liquid volume in milliliters?
What is a "graduated cylinder"?
What do you call a prediction that can be tested in an experiment?
What is a "hypothesis"?
What should you do if you spill a chemical in the lab?
What is "tell the teacher immediately"?
What do we call the factors that stay the same in an experiment?
What are "constants"?
What is the variable that is being measure/observed?
What is the "dependent variable"?
What tool do scientists use to safely hold and heat small objects during an experiment?
What is “tongs”?
What is the part of the experiment that you change on purpose called?
What is the "independent variable"?
Why is it important to never eat or drink in the science lab?
What is "to avoid swallowing harmful chemicals"?
Why is a control group important in an experiment?
What is "to provide a baseline to compare the results"?
In an experiment testing how sunlight affects plant growth, what is the independent variable?
What is "the amount of sunlight"?
What lab tool do you use to measure mass?
What is the Triple beam balance or Digital scale
What do scientists call the information they collect during an experiment?
What is "data"?
Why it’s important to read all instructions before starting an experiment.
What is "to understand the procedure and avoid accidents or mistakes"?
How do constants help make an experiment fair?
What is "by keeping all conditions the same except the one being tested"?
Why is it important to keep other variables constant when testing independent and dependent variables?
What is "to make sure only the independent variable affects the dependent variable"?
What tool do you use to pour liquids without spilling?
What is a "funnel"?
Which is the BEST way to ensure the results are valid?
What is “repeat the investigation”
What should you do if you accidentally get chemicals in your eye?
What is “Tell your teacher first, then rinse it out with eye wash.” ?
If you forget to include a control group, how could that affect your experiment’s results?
What is "you might not know if the changes are caused by the treatment or something else"?
How would you explain the difference between independent and dependent variables to a friend?
What is "the independent variable is what you change, and the dependent variable is what you measure or observe"?
How do you properly use a pipette in the lab?
What is "to carefully draw and release small amounts of liquid"?