Scientific Method Randoms
This is the first step of the scientific method.
What is a question?
What should you be sure to do to stay safe in a classroom experiment?
Follow directions
Things in your experiment that you can change or measure.
What are variables?
You use _________ to make a step by step conclusion based on evidence.
What is data?
An ____________ is the use of scientific methods to test your hypothesis.
This is the format for creating a testable question. (How does __________ affect __________?)
What is How does the IV affect the DV?
What item of clothing should you not wear went you are doing a experiment?
Loose clothes Jewelry sandals etc.
The variable that never changes.
What is a constant variable?
An _____________ is the use of scientific methods to tests your hypothesis
Experiment
An educated guess based off of your background research.
What is an hypothesis?
Mistakes made by humans during an experiment.
What is human error?
If you have long hair when working on an experiment, what should you do to it.
Tie it back.
A ___________ is s statement of what you think will happen during an investigation.
Hypothesis
How many variables should you test during an experiment?
ONE.
A place to record your experimental data.
What is a data table?
When you do not know what chemicals you are working with you should always wear.
What is the Goggles ?
"How does wing shape affect the distance a plane goes?" In this example the distance the plane goes is...?
What is a dependent variable?
This makes a hypothesis educated..
What is background research/an opinion based on observation?
Before you start an experiment what should you do?
Read the Experiment directions.
How does temperature affect the growth of mold? In this investigation temperature is which variable?
What is the independent variable?
Name all five senses
Touch, Smell, Sight, Taste, and Hearing
Materials, Procedures, Variables & constants make up...
What is an experimental design?