Scientific Method
Observations
Hypothesis
Variables
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100
Which emoji best represents the process of science?
🔁 OR ➡️
What is 🔁?
(Science is a circular process, not a linear process)
100
What are the two types of observations?
What are Qualitative Measurement and Quantitative Observations.
100
What is a proposed, testable explanation in a scientific experiment?
What is Hypothesis.
100
What are the two types of variables stated in a hypothesis?
What is Independent and Dependent.
100
What river is VIMS located on?
What is York River?
200
What step of the scientific process do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment.
200
This type of observation is measurable and countable.
What is Quantitative Observation?
200
Putting a fish in a bucket with warm water might change its chances of surviving.
What is wrong with this hypothesis?
What is..."Too vague"
(Better Hypothesis: Putting a fish in a bucket with warm water will decreases its chances of surviving.)
200
What is the responding variable or factor that may or may not change due to manipulation?
What is Dependent Variable.
200
In an experiment, what term describes all of the things that need to stay the same?
What is Constants.
300
During what part of the scientific process do you look at your data and determine whether or not it supports your hypothesis?
What is Analysis?
300
This type of observation describes what something looks like, feels like, or smells like.
What is Qualitative Observation?
300
Will runoff from nearby farms cause more algae to grow in the river?
State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is...If the amount of farm runoff increases, then the amount of algae in the river will increase.
300
What is the term we use to describe the manipulated variable or factor that the experimenter intentionally changes?
What is Independent Variable.
300
What type of graph should be used to show a change in a dependent variable over time?
What is line graph? 
400
True or False: Scientists are judged on the basis of how many correct hypotheses they propose (i.e., good scientists are the ones who are "right" most often).
What is False?
In science, gathering evidence to determine the accuracy of an explanation is just as important as coming up with the explanation that winds up being supported by the evidence.
400
Blue, rough, and metallic are all examples of what type of observation?
What is Qualitative Observations.
400
I wonder if you smoke more cigarettes, will you have a better chance of getting lung cancer? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is...If you increase the number of cigarettes you smoke, then you will increase your chance of getting lung cancer.
400
In an experiment what are the variables that are not being studied that are held constant so that they do not influence the experimental outcome called?
What is Control.
400
Name four species that live in the Chesapeake Bay.
What is...Blue crab, eastern oysters, flounder, seahorse, etc.
(Accept reasonable answers)
500
In what part of a scientific paper or poster would you make connections to the real world or propose a future research question?
What is Conclusion?
500
A fish is 3 feet long and weighs 10 pounds. What types of observations are these?
What is Quantitative Observations?
500
I am doing a test to see if there is a connection between water temperature and how much oxygen a crab needs. I will be performing an experiment where a crab is placed in cold water, room temperature water, and hot water for 5 minutes. I will measure how much oxygen is in the water before the crab is added and then how much oxygen is left after the crab was in the water.🦀
What would be a good hypothesis for this experiment?
What is...If the water temperature increases, the amount of oxygen a crab needs increases.
500
On a line graph, does the independent variable belong on the x-axis (horizontal) or the y-axis (vertical)?
What is x-axis?
500
Name the five major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay.
What is... Susquehanna, Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James?
(Students, please remember your jackets! 🧥)