Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is Question.
What are the two types of observation?
What is Qualitative Measurement and Quantitative Measurement.
What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
What is Hypothesis.
Which step of the scientific method is missing: Question Formulate a Hypothesis ______________ Observe and Record Analyze Results Share the Results
What is Experiment.
What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment.
This type of observation is measureable.
What is Quantitative Measurement.
Putting my plant in the closet will decrease it's chance of living. What is wrong with this hypothesis?
What is... it is missing "If", "Then" and "Because".
A study of natural phenomenon and systematic study and method. Also known as knowledge through experience.
What is Science?
What step in the scientific method do you make careful observations and write down what happens?
What is Observe and Record.
This type of observation is describable.
What is Qualitative Measurement.
If you drink more milk will you get stronger bones? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is...If you increase the amount of milk you drink, then you will increase the strength of your bones because of calcium.
A process that is the basis for scientific inquiry in the form of questioning and experimenting.
What is Scientific Method.
In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and conclusions to others?
What is Share Results.
Blue, rough, metal are all examples of what type of observation?
What is Qualitative Measurement.
I wonder if you smoke more cigarettes, will you have a better chance of getting lung cancer? State a good hypothesis for this question.
What is...If you increase the number of cigarettes you smoke, then you will increase your chance of getting lung cancer because of nicotine.
The gathering of information through the 5 senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, or touch.
What is observation?
List all six steps of the scientific method.
What is Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observe and Record, Analyze Results, Share Results, and Draw a Conclusion.
4 feet long with 24 buttons are both examples of what type of observation?
What is Quantitative Measurement.
State a hypothesis for testing Diet Coke and Mentos.
If I place a handful of Mentos in a bottle of Diet Coke, then the soda will explode out of the bottle due to the effect of carbonation on the bumpy outer particles of the Mentos.
An explanation for why something occurs based on reasoning that you already know.
What is inference?