Scientific Method
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
What is the scientific method?
I think the reason there is a puddle outside because it rained.
What is a hypothesis?
This is the first step in the scientific method.
What is make an observation/Ask a question?
Time, inches, weight, speed are examples of
What is Quantitative data?
"The dog is soft", "the sidewalk is hot", and "her hair is brown" are all examples of ______________ observations.
What is qualitative?
This is part of the experiment that does not change.
What is a control (constant) in an experiment?
This is the variable YOU change in an experiment.
What is the INDEPENDENT variable?
The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
What is an observation?
Scientists are the only individuals who use the scientific method?
What is false?
Identify the independent variable. I want to know if vitamins will make a kitten grow faster.
What is giving the kitten vitamins?
A key to good experiments is
What is only changing one variable at a time?
This variable can only be observed you have NO control over it.
This is a test you conduct to test your hypothesis
What is an experiment?
During step 5, information is collected
What is data?
Identify the dependent variable. If I put in more effort, then I will succeed in school because I will train my brain to be stronger!
What is succeed in school?
Identify the independent variable: Susie wanted to find out if the height of a hole in a milk carton changes how far the water squirts out when the carton is full.
What is the height of the hole punched?
This is the group of the experiment you use for comparison to see the effect of the independent variable
What is the control?
Once all the tests are completed and results are recorded you must do this
What is analyze data?
This is the final step in the scientific method
What is the conclusion/share results?
Identify the experimental group. I am wondering how sugar affects the activity level of mice.
what are the mice who receive sugar?
A scientist is listening to the sounds that whales makes.
What is making an observation/observing?
This is the amount of steps in the scientific method
What are/is 6 steps?
identify the dependent variable: Susie wanted to find out if the height of a hole in a milk carton changes how far the water squirts out when the carton is full.
What is the distance the liquid spurted?
Constants are factors that.
what is remain the same?
Identify the control group (the constants). How does honey impact the growth of bacteria on a culture?
What is the bacteria culture without honey?