Lab Safety
This is the first thing you should do if a chemical spills on your skin.
What is rinse immediately with water?
A testable, educated prediction is called this.
What is a hypothesis?
This is the variable that the experimenter changes on purpose.
What is the independent variable?
This element always comes first in an APA reference.
What is the author’s last name?
Background information should do this in a research paper.
What is connect what is known to the problem statement?
These types of shoes are required during all lab investigations.
What are closed-toed shoes?
This step of the scientific method involves gathering information using your senses or tools.
What is observation?
This group exists so results can be compared to normal conditions.
What is the control group?
This is the correct basic APA format for a book reference.
What is Last, F. (Year). Title. Publisher.
The main purpose of a problem statement is to do this.
What is identify the issue and explain why it matters?
If a fire starts in the lab, this is your first response.
What is notify the teacher immediately?
This step explains whether the hypothesis was supported or not.
What is the conclusion?
This variable is measured as a result of the experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
Journal article titles in APA should be written this way.
What is sentence case?
A literature review primarily does this.
What is synthesize sources to show patterns and gaps?
Broken glassware should always be cleaned up using this method.
What is a brush and dustpan?
Constants in an experiment are best described as these.
What are factors kept the same?
This part of an experiment should remain the same throughout.
What is a constant?
This provides a permanent digital link to a source.
What is a DOI?
In a literature review, synthesis means this.
What is comparing, contrasting, and connecting sources?
This is the safest way to smell a chemical during a lab.
What is wafting?
This step of the scientific method comes first and identifies what you want to investigate.
What is the question or problem?
Changing multiple variables at once causes this experimental problem.
What is invalid or unreliable results?
APA reference pages must follow this formatting rule.
What is double spaced with hanging indents?
The main purpose of transitions in writing is to do this.
What is help ideas flow logically?