Scientific Method
The second step of the scientific method.
What is conduct research?
The __________ variable "depends on" the _______ variable.
What is "dependent" and "independent"?
What is "if-then" format?
Scientific notation uses bases of ______.
What is 10?
What is the pneumonic we use to remember metric prefixes?
King Henry Died While Drinking Chocolate Milk or King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk
In the scientific method, what is the purpose of an experiment?
What is "to test a hypothesis"?
In an experiment testing the effect of the amount of light on plant growth, what is the independent variable?
What is the amount of light?
A strong hypothesis is _________.
What is narrow/focused/etc.
103 is equivalent to this standard number.
What is 1,000?
1 kilogram = _________ grams
What is 1,000?
Name an example of an observation you can make with your sense of hearing.
Answers may vary.
If you are studying how different amounts of water affect plant height, what is the dependent variable?
What is the plant height?
Determine a suitable hypothesis: A baby born at 39 weeks gestation is less likely to suffer complications than a baby born at 41 weeks gestation.
What is "If a baby is born at 39 weeks gestation, then the baby is less likely to suffer complications compared to a baby born at 41 weeks gestation"?
Convert 400 into scientific notation.
What is 4.0 x 102?
When converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit, we use this operation.
What is multiplication?
The difference between a hypothesis and a guess:
What is "rooted in research"?
In an experiment testing the effects of sleep deprivation on test performance, what variable needs to be controlled?
What is the test given?
Determine a suitable hypothesis: Mrs. Wheeler observed that when she gets more than 7 hours of sleep, she is more patient with her classes.
What is "If Mrs. Wheeler gets more than 7 hours of sleep, then she is more patient with her classes"?
Convert 9.81 x 10-3 into a standard number.
What is 0.00981?
Convert 4.5 hectograms to centigrams.
What is 45,000 centigrams?
Why must the control group be kept constant in an experiment?
What is "the control group must be kept constant so that any changes can be attributed to the other variables"?
In an experiment testing how varying temperatures affect the rate at which ice melts, what are the independent and dependent variables?
The independent variable is the temperature, and the dependent variable is the rate at which the ice melts.
Answers may vary, must be specific and narrow.
Convert -2.49 into scientific notation.
What is -2.49 x 100?
Answer the following in scientific notation:
Convert 90 milligrams to decagrams.
What is 9.0 x 10-3?