Scientific Method
Description of something you can see, smell, touch, taste & hear
What is observation?
An observation that describes qualities. For example: green liquid, large hole, sweet taste
What is qualitative observation?
The name given to the group used to compare with your experimental group. Often called the "norm"
What is the control group?
This is what bacterial cultures grow in
What is a petri dish?
This is the monomer of nucleic acids
What is Nucleotides?
A guess about an object or outcome based on your observations
What is an inference?
An observation that uses numbers to measure something. For example: 6 legs, 7.2 grams, 100 mL
What is quantitative observation?
Considered the aspects of an experiment that are held constant or consistent throughout. For example: same age, same gender, same breakfast, same information
What are constants?
This is the name given to the bottom of a curve in a liquid in a graduated cylinder
What is meniscus?
A macromolecule that is used for short term energy
What are carbohydrates?
This is how close your measurements are to each other in quantitative data
What is precise?
This is how close your measurement is to the correct/accepted value in quantitative data
What is accurate?
This is the independent variable in the hypothesis below...
If a student attends after school tutoring, then they will score higher on their test than students who do not attend tutoring
What is whether or not they attend tutoring?
List 2 of 3 things necessary for a graph?
What is independent variable (x-axis), dependent variable (y-axis) and title?
This is a monosaccharide
What is simple sugars, or a monomer of carbs?
“If (IV) then (DV) “
IV = Independent variable = Cause
DV = Dependent variable = Effect
This is the formula for...
What is a hypothesis?
This is the variable that the experimenter deliberately changes or manipulates in the investigation
What is the independent variable?
This is the dependent variable in the hypothesis below...
If a students attends after school tutoring, then they will score higher on their test than students who do not attend tutoring
What is test scores?
__________ advances knowledge, __________ advances society
What is science and technology?
Name 2 of 3 things that lipids are used for
What is long-term energy storage, insulation or cushioning of organs?
This is the variable that changes in response to the experiment
What is the dependent variable?
This is the name given to the group that is being tested
What is the experimental group?
This is the experimental group in this experiment...
I want to design an experiment to see if drinking coffee makes students score higher on test
What is different amounts of coffee?
Remember, it is what we are testing in an experiment.
Problem Identification, Solution Design, Implementation and Evaluation are often called the four stages of...
What is technological design?
This is a macromolecule that your body never breaks down for energy
What is Nucleic Acids?