Vocabulary
Science is based on this type of evidence:
observations and measurements; empirical evidence
Astrology is a belief, a fake science. What word describes "scientific claims that can't be tested with experiments?
What is pseudoscience?
In a graph,
The X axis has the _____________ variable
The Y axis has the ________________ variable
What is independent variable?
What is dependent variable?
What is the factor in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the experimenter called?
What is the independent variable?
List the 7 steps of the scientific Method?
Ask a question, research, develop a hypothesis, experiment, record/analyse data, conclusion, retest
The study of the natural world
What is science?
Which of the following are testable scientific questions?
A. Do plants grow taller with music?
B. Do babies like goat milk?
C. Do stars have gas?
What is A?
Joann is measuring the amount of rainfall that fell in the Bahamas from June to September 2019. She uses a line graph. Which axis does "the amount rainfall" belong on?
X axis. It is the dependent variable
The factor measured or observed during an experiment is called ___________.
What is the dependent variable?
List the controls of the following: Students of different ages were given a puzzle to complete. The puzzle assembly time was measured.
What are: the same students, the puzzle, etc
A well-supported explanation of the natural world (hint: explains WHY something happens).
What is a hypothesis?
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is identify the problem? (Ask a question)
There are 15 girls and 15 boys in a class. If you were to create a pic chart for the class genders, what would it look like?
A circle, split in half. 50% on each side for each gender.
The variables that remain the same for all trial in an investigation so that the experiment
What are the constant variables or the controls?
List three science safety rules.
Many possible answers.
Describes nature that always occurs under certain conditions and explains HOW something happens.
What is (scientific) law?
After a problem has been identified (or a question asked), what would the next step be in the scientific process?
What is gather information through research?
Felicia surveyed 50 people at three different schools and asked about their favorite candy. Her results are below. Overall how many students like starburst?
Parkway Starburst: 30 Skittles: 20
William Dandy Starburst: 35 Skittles: 15
Dillard: Starburst: 45 Skittles: 5
What is 110 students?
Name the independent variable in the following experiment: How does the amount of water effect the growth of a plant?
What is the amount of water?
A Theory explain why things happen in nature. Laws describes what happens in nature. Is the following statement is a law or a theory?
When you drop something from a tall building, it falls.
What is a law?
When a scientist has several trials for an experiment.
What is a repetition?
Scientists often ask testable questions before they experiment. Write your own testable question.
Ex: Do plants grow faster in the sunlight or in the dark?
Felicia surveyed 50 people at three different schools and asked about their favorite candy. Her results are below. Overall how many more students prefer starburst over skittles?
Parkway Starburst: 30 Skittles: 20
William Dandy Starburst: 35 Skittles: 15
Dillard: Starburst: 45 Skittles: 5
What is 70 stduents?
DAILY DOUBLE: How does parachute size effect the rate of a falling object?
1. List the independent variable.
2. List the dependent variable.
What is the size of the parachute? What is the rate of a falling object?
A Theory explain why things happen in nature. Laws describes what happens in nature. Is the following statement is a law or a theory?
The universe was created at the Big Bang.
What is a theory?