The (Scientific) Method to my madness
This is a testable explanation or an "educated guess."
What is a Hypothesis?
The three common states of matter.
What are Solid, Liquid, and Gas?
This "brain" of the cell contains DNA.
What is the Nucleus?
A change in a DNA sequence that can be helpful, harmful, or neutral.
What is a mutation?
Mr. Bermingham's favorite baseball team is this team.
Who are the New York Yankees?
This variable is the one you purposely change in an experiment.
What is the Independent Variable?
A substance made of only one type of atom.
What is an Element?
These organs work with the diaphragm to bring in oxygen.
What are the lungs?
The physical appearance or visible trait of an organism.
What is a phenotype?
Ms. Burt's work bestie is this person.
This founding father is Ms. Burt's least favorite.
Who is Ms. Robinson?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment.
What is the Control Group?
On the Periodic Table, these "building blocks" cannot be broken down.
What are Atoms?
The process by which plants turn sunlight into food.
What is photosynthesis?
The complementary nucleotide that pairs with the nucleotide Adenine goes by this name.
What is Thymine?
Mr. DeFusto hosts this club on Thursday afternoons.
What is Purple Bridges?
Information gathered using your five senses.
What is an Observation?
In this type of change, no new substance is created (e.g., melting ice).
What is a Physical Change?
This molecule is used as energy in living things. It is made during cellular respiration.
What is ATP?
Australopithecus afarensis is an early human ancestor that is considered to be a transitional fossil between humans and apes. The most famous Australopithecus goes by this name.
What is Lucy?
Ms. Hughes played this sport growing up.
What is Track and Field?
The final step where you state if your hypothesis was supported.
What is the Conclusion?
The boiling point for water is this temperature in Degrees Celsius, this temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit.
What is 100oC and 212oF?
This type of neuron receives information from the outside world.
While Darwin is well renowned now for his theory of evolution, this scientist is less known now due to his hypothesis being proven wrong.
Who is Lamarck?
This is Mr. Maniscalco and Mr. Rechtorovic's favorite band.
Who are Iron Maiden?