Scientific Method
Experiments
Graphing
Data
Vocabulary
100

What is the first step of the scientific method?

What is "Observation"

100

The variable in the experiment that changes is the ____. The Variable you are testing.

What is the "independent variable"

100
The following data would be put on which type of graph? 25% pizza, 25% cheeseburger, 50% hotdog
What is " a circle graph"
100
Transfers small amounts of liquid from one place to another
What is a "pipette"
100
What was important about the space race? Think about science and society. 

What is a "John F Kennedy challenged scientist to figure out a way to put a man on the moon."

200
A way of learning more about the world.
What is "science"
200
There are two groups that are being tested on a new shampoo. Group A does not get the new ingredient but Group B does. Which group is the control group?
What is "Group A"
200

Which of the labels go on the x-axis of a bar graph?

What is "independent variables"

200

Where can you find the dependent variable on a data table and graph? 

What is "right column for data table and y-axis for dependent"

200

The variable that is measured

What is the "dependent variable"

300
A series of steps that are taken to determine the answer to a scientific question.
What is "the scientific method"
300
Two groups are being tested on whether or not a vaccine with a new medicine works or not. Group A is given the new vaccine and Group B is not. What is the independent variable?
What is "the new medicine"
300

Jordan wants to find out if a hamster can learn a maze as quickly as a mouse can. She has researched mice and hamsters and predicts which rodent she thinks will learn more quickly. What should her next step be?

What is "experiment"

300

Juana decided to find out if it was worth spending the money to buy bags of potting soil sold at the store. She bought one bag of potting soil and some bean seeds. At home she put potting soil in ten pots and soil she dug up from the yard in ten other pots. She planted one bean seed in each pot. After one week, all twenty seeds had sprouted and all the seedlings had two leaves. She concluded that her soil was just as good as potting soil. 

What is the independent variable and dependent variable?

What is a "type of soil for independent and sprouting of seed"

300

____ is the application of science and mathematics to solve real-life problems. 

What is the "Engineering"

400

What is the 4th step of the scientific method? 

What is

Experiment

400

Ms Jean wants to test if lime juice causes plants to grow faster.  What is the independent variable? 

What is "lime juice"

400

Why would a scientist decide to use a line graph instead of a bar graph to represent their data? 

What is " Line graphs show change over time and a bar graph has different categories. For Example, the Happy Birthday Data assignment" 

400

Belief or practice that is based on incorrectly applied scientific methods is called _____

What is an "pseudoscience"

400

Variables that remain the same in an experiment. 

What is  "controlled variables"

500

List all the steps of the scientific method in order.

What is 1. Observation 2. Ask a question 3. create a hypothesis 4. perform an experiment 5. analyze data 6. draw conclusions

500
In the experiment where we used the alka seltzer in the different solutions to see which one dissolved the fastest, what was the dependent variable?
What is "how quickly the alka seltzer dissolved"
500
A diagram in which data about separate but related items are represented by rectangular shapes called bars
What is a "bar graph"
500

A representation of an object or a process that allows scientists to study something in greater detail. The best ____ closely resemble the system, process, or object they represent. 

What is a "Model"

500

What type of pet does Ms. Jean have?

What is a "cat"

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