Scientific Method
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
A) scientific method
B) experiment
C) hypothesis
D) observation
A) scientific method
When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
A) analyzing data
B) making a hypothesis
C) experimenting
D) communicating results
D) communicating results
What is the 1st step to the scientific method?
Ask a Question/ Identify the Problem
What is an educated guess that predicts what will happen in the experiment?
Hypothesis
"The dog is soft", "the sidewalk is hot", and "her hair is brown" are all examples of ______________ observations.
What is qualitative?
What is a control (constant) in an experiment
The part of the experiment that does not change.
A step-by-step process used to answer questions or solve a problem
What is the Scientific Method?
The process of gathering information by using the senses
What is an observation?
A sense we would NOT use in the science lab, unless directly told you can.
What are taste or smell?
The units you use to measure length
What are meters?
What form is a hypothesis written in?
What is: If, then.....
What do I use to explain WHY I rejected or accepted my hypothesis, in my conclusion?
data
What is observation?
Using your senses
During step 4, information is collected during our experiment, called this.
Data
The "L" in TAILS, when making a graph stands for this.
What is labels?
Susie wondered if the height of a hole punched in the side of a quart-sized milk carton would affect how far from the container a liquid would spurt when the carton was full of the liquid.
What is the variable?
Height of the hole punched
Before starting a science activity you should always
a. | read all the instructions very carefully. | c. | ask your friend what to do. |
b. | put on an apron. | d. | get ready to do first aid. |
a. read all the instructions very carefully.
Scientists test a hypothesis by
A. | formulating questions. |
B. | designing models. |
C. | doing experiments. |
D. | drawing conclusions. |
C. doing experiments.
Which of the following steps is completed last?
A. | collecting data |
b. | reach conclusions |
c. | testing a hypothesis |
b. reach conclusions
The independent variable when testing if sugar affects the activity level of mice.
Who are the mice who receive sugar
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes.
A) making a hypothesis
B) interpreting data
C) making observations
D) drawing conclusions
C) making observations
The metric system uses multiples of this number
What is 10?
The units used to measure temperature in SI.
What are degrees Celsius?
The x axis is where on a graph?
a) along the side
b) across the bottom
Where is across the bottom?
Lola has two kittens. She wants to know if vitamins will make a kitten grow faster. She gives one kitten a vitamin every day and the other kitten just gets a scratch on the head.
What is the dependent variable?
What is the amount of growth of the kitten?