Scientific Method
Pellegra
Testing Medicines
Vocabulary
Potluck
100
The 2nd step of the Scientific Method.
What is a hypothesis?
100
This is a definate sign that prisoners and orphans had Pellegra.
What is a butterfly rash?
100
A study that contains a contains a control group and an experimental group.
What is a clinical trial?
100
Exchanging one thing for another.
What is a trade-off?
100
Pencil tapping and chewing gum.
What are two things Ms. Whittington does not allow in her classroom?
200
To study data
What is analyzing?
200
The rural south.
What is the region where Pellegra was occuring?
200
The name of the pill or liquid that does not contain any medicine.
What is a placebo?
200
A contract signed by volunteers in a clinical trial that explains the benefits and risks involved in the study.
What is informed consent?
200
The 8th grade dean.
Who is Ms. Tolbert
300
Using one of your five senses to collect data.
What is observation?
300
Insects, bacteria, and corn.
What are the 3 things people thought were causing Pellegra?
300
The group in a clinical trial that receives the medicine.
What is the experimental group?
300
The Food and Drug Administration.
What does F.D.A. stand for?
300
The bell rings at 12:45 and you can ask to leave the classroom at 1:00.
What is the 15 minute rule?
400
Purpose, hypothesis, observe and collect data (run experiment), analyze data, and draw a conclusion.
What are the steps of the Scientific Method.
400
The name of the Doctor that studied the problem of Pellegra.
Who is Dr. Goldberger?
400
The amount of subjects in a study.
What is a sample size?
400
This is the one thing that changes in an experiment.
What is a variable?
400
The name of your male Assistant Principal.
Who is Mr. Miller?
500
This a prediction based upon observations.
What is an inference?
500
The actual cause of Pellegra.
What is a Niacin deficiency?
500
When peope in a clinical trial think they feel better but didn't receive any medicine.
What is the Placebo Effect?
500
This is what is used to compare the testing variable to in an experiment.
What is a control?
500
Alexandra
What is Ms. Whittington's daughter
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