Scientific Method Randoms
This is the first step of the scientific method.
What is the problem or question?
This step is "recording data"
What is the experiment portion the scientific method?
Things in your experiment that you can change or measure. *Hint: Starts with a "v"
What are variables?
Used to protect eyes
What are goggles?
This tool measures temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This characteristic of life is how organisms make more of their species.
What is reproduction?
This is the measurement system used in science.
What is the metric system?
This is the variable in the experiment the scientist changes.
What is independent variable?
Making a prediction about the outcome of the experiment
What is creating a hypothesis?
The variable that never changes.
What are constants?
Most important rule
What is listening and following to all instructions?
This tool measures mass.
What is a triple beam balance?
All of the chemical processes that occur in the human body are called this.
What is metabolism?
The basic unit for volume is this.
What is milliliter (mL)?
Variable that is measured or observed.
What is the dependent (responding) variable?
You need to conduct this in order to get all the information about your experiment beforehand. Your computer and books can help you do this.
What is research?
Measurements or observations are called
What is data?
You use this to protect your clothes
What is a lab coat?
This is the unit of measure for the volume of a liquid.
What is mL or L?
The maintenance of a stable internal environment is called this.
What is homeostasis?
This type of microscope can see preserved AND live specimen.
What is a compound light microscope?
Another name for the independent variable
What is manipulated variable?
Sharing your ideas with others.
What is the conclusion?
"How does wing shape affect the distance a plane goes?" In this example the distance the plane goes is...
What is a dependent variable?
What is remain calm and inform the teacher?
This tool is used to see tiny objects and/or organisms.
What is a microscope?
Over time an organism can stop growing but can continue to do this.
What is develop/developing?
3,250 meters is equal to this amount of kilometers.
What is 3.25 kilometers?
What are observations?
If...then...
What is a hypothesis stament?
"How does temperature affect the growth of mold?" In this experiment, temperature would be the...
What is the independent variable?
This lab equipment is used to put out any fires that might happen in the lab room.
What is the fire extinguisher or the fire blanket?
Used to process and store data
What is a computer?
The process of a species changing over time.
What is evolution?
What is cell fractionation?