Scientific Method
What is the Scientific Method?
A way to solve problems!
I smell fresh flowers, is this an observation or inference?
Observation
Something YOU change in an experiment is called what?
Independent Variable, Dependent Variable or Control
Independent Variable
How many planets are in the Solar System?
8
What is the chemical formula for water?
Who uses the Scientific Method?
EVERYONE!
I see balloons and a cake, I assume its someone's birthday , is this an observation or inference?
Inference
Something that changes because you change the Independent Variable is called?
Independent Variable, Dependent Variable or Control
Dependent Variable
What are the Inner Planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
How much of your body is made up of water?
70%
What is a Hypothesis?
An educated guess or a prediction.
The sky is getting cloudy at 10am, I assume its going to rain; is this an observation or inference?
BOTH
Something that stays the same in the experiment is called what?
Independent Variable, Dependent Variable or Control
Control
What are the outer planets?
How many bones are in the human body?
206
How many steps are in the Scientific Method?
6 or 7 !
An observation uses your 5 senses; True or False?
True
I watered 5 plants each day for a week, 2 plants received 10mL of water and 3 plants received 5 mL of water. After 1 week I measured each plants height.
What is my Independent Variable?
I watered 5 plants each day for a week, 2 plants received 10mL of water and 3 plants received 5 mL of water.
Which planet is no longer considered a planet?
Pluto
How do we expressed or read temperature?
Celsius and Fahrenheit
How do you conduct research when using the Scientific Method.( What would you used to research a problem?)
Books, Internet, Newspapers, Experts, Magazine, etc
An inference makes predictions based off your observations; True or False?
True
I watered 5 plants each day for a week, 2 plants received 10mL of water and 3 plants received 5 mL of water. After 1 week I measured each plants height.
What is my Dependent Variable?
After 1 week I measured each plants height.
How many days does the earth revolve around the sun?
Name the earths most universal solvent?
Water