WORD WALL WORDS
Rules and Procedures
Signs and Symbols
Scientific Method
The Process
100
this word means to "make an assumption".
What is "inference"?
100
Scenario: Jenice is chewing gum during a lab experiment. The gum falls out of her mouth and into a beaker of solution. This messes up her and and partner's results. What rule did she break?
What is "No eating/drinking/chewing gum in the lab"?
100
this symbol is of eating utensils and things to eat. What does it mean?
What is "no eating/drinking in the lab"?
100
the first step in the Scientific method.
What is "identify/recognize the problem"?
100
an educated guess
What is "hypothesis"?
200
this word means "a guess about something that will happen"
What is "prediction"?
200
Scenario: Truitt and Brian just got in from PE. They brought a basketball into the lab with them and decided to start passing the ball. Which lab safety rule are they breaking?
What is "no horseplay"?
200
this symbol is of a skull and cross-bones. What is it?
What is "toxic/deadly/poisonous"?
200
the third step in the Scientific method.
What is "hypothesis"?
200
the way we gather observations.
What is "with our senses"?
300
this word means to "see what two or more things have different".
What is "contrast"?
300
Scenario: Jasmine is working near an open flame and she has on loose clothing. Her hair is also hanging past her shoulders. What rule should she follow?
What is "tie back hair and loose clothing while performing experiments"?
300
this symbol is a yellow triangle with three black shapes surrounding a small black circle. Hint: PowerPuff Girls.
What is "radioactive/radiation"?
300
the fourth step of the Scientific method.
What is "experiment"?
300
this is how a hypothesis should be written.
What is an "if....then statement"?
400
this word means "to give credit to the original author".
What is "cite"?
400
Scenario: A student get a nosebleed in the lab. What should his lab partner do?
What is "notify the teacher of any problems"?
400
this symbol is green and shows a person standing under a shower.
What is "emergency/safety shower"?
400
the second step of the Scientific method.
What is "observation"?
400
this kind of variable can be measured or observed.
What is "dependent variable"?
500
this word means to "break things down into their smallest parts"
What is "analyze"?
500
how you should smell chemicals in the laboratory.
What is "waft" or "wafting"?
500
this symbol shows a guy holding his hand out. The guy is surrounded by a red circle with a slash going through it.
What is "do not enter"?
500
How many steps of the Scientific method did WE discuss?
What is "six"?
500
in what three ways can we organize data?
What is "tables, charts, and graphs"?