The Scientific Method
True or False. Scientists learn new information by performing investigations.
True
What is another name of a Circle Graph?
What is a pie graph.
340 kg= __________ hg
3400 hg
Is the independent variable the cause or effect?
The cause
Plants that received more sunlight grew taller.
What is the independent variable?
What is applied science.
What kind of graph is used to represent changing or continuous data?
What is a line graph.
7893 cm= _____________ hm
0.7893 hm
The dependent variable is graphed on which axis?
The y-axis.
It rained heavily and so the football game was canceled.
What is the dependent variable?
The football game was canceled.
What is a logical interpretation of what is already known?
What is an inference.
What kind of graph is used to show snapshot, non-continuous, or categorical data?
What is a bar graph.
42.90 dag= ____________ dg
4290 dg
What are the two types of data?
Qualitative and quantitative
You came to school tired because you stayed up late playing video games.
What is the independent variable?
What is the correct order of the Scientific Method?
1. Problem
2. Research
3. Hypothesis
4. Experiment
5. Data
6. Conclusion
What kind of graph is used to show parts of the whole or percent (%) data.
What is a pie chart or circle graph.
78.653 m= _________ mm
78653 mm
True.
Eating breakfast in the morning increases the ability to learn in school.
What is the dependent variable?
The ability to learn in school.
What are the three R's of research?
1. Reliable
2. Relevant
3. Recent
What is an explanation of some aspect of the natural world based on data?
What is a theory.
98023 mm= ___________ m
980.23 m
What are the characteristics of a good graph?
Title, labels, scale, and legend/key
Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more focused for the rest of the day.
What is the independent variable?
Taking a nap in the afternoon.