When you gather information with your senses and talking about the qualities of an object, you are making an
What is QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION
100
If ________, Then __________, Because ___________ is the format for what?
What is HYPOTHESIS.
100
When a scientist is done with their experiment and is looking for patterns in their data, they are doing what with their data?
What is ANALYZING THEIR DATA.
100
If a scientist notices that the number of frogs in New Jersey is going down.
She asks herself "why this would happen?" with her background knowledge of New Jersey frogs. This is a _____________
(This is the first step in the scientific method.)
What is (scientific) QUESTION
200
What makes a Question scientific?
You can create an experiment and test the question. It is not answered with an opinion.
200
The qualities of an object in terms of the amount of an object (how much) is what type of observation?
What is QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATION
200
How do you know something is a constant in an experiment?
What is THE VARIABLES or "details of the experiment" KEPT THE SAME.
200
What is a conclusion?
What is the last step of the Scientific Method where you state if your results support or do not support your hypothesis.
200
The scientist who notices that the frogs in New Jersey are dying thinks that the frogs are dying because of pollution in Jersey's creeks and rivers. She is forming a ____________________.
(This is the 2nd step in the scientific method.
What is HYPOTHESIS
300
The variable that a scientist measures in the experiment
What is DEPENDENT VARIABLE
300
When you test a hypothesis, you are conducting an
What is EXPERIMENT
300
What is a constant?
The conditions in an experiment must remain constant- NOT CHANGING.
300
Why is repeating your experiment an important part of the scientific method?
To make sure your conclusions are correct and your results are accurate.
300
The scientist decides to write down steps to test her hypothesis. She is planning an_____________________. (THIRD STEP IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD)
EXPERIMENT
400
What is an Experiment?
A fair test that can show that one variable causes another to happen and where you test your hypothesis.
400
If you make a statement about what you think will happen based on observations and knowledge that you have, as meteorlogists do about the weather, you are making a
What is PREDICTION or INFERENCE
400
What is a control?
To keep all the variables in an experiment the same except for the one variable being tested.
400
When you are Analyzing and recording your data, what are you doing?
Looking for patterns and to see if your results support your hypothesis.
400
The scientist completes the steps she wrote down, testing the water and its effects on frogs. She is (doing what?) _____________________________ .
(4th Step of Scientific Method)
Conducting the Experiment
500
The variable that will change in the experiment.
What is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.
500
A possible answer to a scientific question that can be tested to see if it is correct is called what?
What is HYPOTHESIS
500
What is the sentence that helps you remember the Scientific Method in order?
Queens Have Pie Even After Cake
500
What is a procedure?
Step by step directions on how to run an experiment.
500
After the scientist conducts her experiment, she finds out her hypothesis was correct. She is ____________________. (This is the last step of the scientific process). She makes a presentation to share with others.