Scientific Method

Vocabulary Words

100

This is a prediction or educated guess that can be tested through an experiment

What is a hypothesis?

200

The purpose of science

What is solve problems and answer quesitons?

300

This is the variable that the scientist changes.

What is the independent variable?

400

This is the variable that is measured in an experiment.

What is the dependent or responding variable?

500

Gathering information about a topic

What is research?

Name My Variable

100

Two sets of plants. One is watered, and one is not. What type of variable is the water?

Independent or manipulated variable

200

The variables that are kept the same to make sure that the experiment is fair

What is control or constant variable?

300

You conduct an experiment to see which brand of microwave popcorn pops the most corn. What is the responding or dependent variable?

What is the amount of popcorn?

400

There are two types of fuel poured into the same car to see which one works best. What type of variable is the fuel?

Independent or manipulated variable

500

Two different colored cans are placed in the sun and the temperature is recorded. What type of variable is the temperature of the cans?

Dependent variable

Miscellaneous

100

The list of items a scientist needs to perform an experiment are called?

Materials

200

What are the steps of the Scientific Method

Ask a Question, Research, Hypothesis, Procedure, Results/Conclusion.

300

What is the first step in the scientific method

What is observe a problem or ask a question?

400

This type of group allows us to compare our results to what might happen normally.

What is a control group?

500

What is wrong with the hypothesis below? If I give mineral water and fertilizer to my violets and lily plants then they will make plants grow faster and have more blooms.

What is too many independent variables and too many dependent variables. Not a fair test.