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Steps of the Scientific Method
Experiments
Sample Questions
Vocabulary
Living or Non-living, in the lab
100
The first step of the scientific method.
What is making an observation?
100
Group used as a standard of comparison.
What is a control group?
100
When enough experimental data supports a hypothesis, it becomes....
What is a conclusion?
100
The creation of life from inorganic matter.
What is abiogenisis?
100
A living organism must contain what element?
What is carbon?
200
What you devise after you define and research a problem.
What is a hypothesis?
200
Factors that can be changed in an experiment.
What are variables?
200
It is suggested that the presence of water in bread can accelerate the growth of mold. This is a?
What is a hypothesis?
200
The creation of life from organic material.
What is biogenisis?
200
Living or non-living, water?
What is non-living?
300
This is used to test a hypothesis.
What is an experiment?
300
An experiment where only one variable is changed at a time.
What is a controlled experiment?
300
The statement "the worm is 2 cm. long" is a(n)...
What is a quantitative observation?
300
Forming a theory based on observations and experiments.
What is induction?
300
A safety device for cleaning eyes after an accident.
What is an eye-wash station?
400
Collecting, recording, and analyzing data gives you what you need to form a ....?
What is a conclusion?
400
The factor that scientists want to observe; it changes in response to the independent variable.
What is a dependent variable?
400
Looking at trends, patterns, and averages.
What is analyzing data?
400
Using experiments to test a theory you already have formed.
What is deduction?
400
These things can be done in a restaurant, but never in a lab.
What are eating and drinking?
500
The final step of the scientific method.
What is reporting results?
500
Another word for the term independent variable.
What is a manipulated variable?
500
The leaves are wilting is an example of what kind of data?
What is qualitative data?
500
An idea that has significant evidence, accepted to be true.
What is law?