Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is Question.
What are the two ways to make an observation?
What is (any two of the five senses).
What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
What is Hypothesis.
What are the two types of variables stated in a hypothesis?
What is Independent and Dependent.
How many kids does Mrs. Queen have?
What is two.
What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment.
What variable can observations be connected to?
What is Dependent.
Putting my plant in the closet will decrease it's chance of living because it will not get sunlight. What is wrong with this hypothesis?
What is... it is missing "If" and "Then"
What is the variable you are measuring?
What is Dependent Variable.
Where did Mrs. Queen graduate from High School?
What is Durango, CO.
What step in the scientific method do you write down what happens?
What is data and results
It looks cold outside. Is this an observation or an inference?
What is Observation.
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 the calcium in it.
What is the term we use to describe the variable or factor that the experimenter intentionally changes?
What is Independent Variable.
What is Mrs. Queen's favorite sport?
What is Basketball.
In which step of the scientific method do you answer your question, and state whether your hypothesis was correct or not.
What is Conclusion.
Observations are stating _____________.
What is Facts.
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 the toxins in cigarettes.
In an experiment what are the variables that are not being studied that are held constant so that they do not influence the experimental outcome called?
What is Control.
What is Mrs. Queen's favorite NFL football team?
What is the Broncos.
List all six steps of the scientific method.
What is question, hypothesis, Experiment, data/results, conclusion, retest.
I went hiking on Saturday, and saw two cow elk.
List one inference.
Answers will vary.
Read the following experiment and state a good hypothesis. I am doing a test to see if there is a connection between how long you run and how fast your heart beats.
What is...If I increase the amount of time I run, then my heartbeat will increase, because I need to increase the oxygen to my muscles.
Find the independent and dependent variables in the following experiment: If you increase the number of times you practice shooting free-throws, then you will increase your chances of making a basket every time.
What is Independent- practice shooting free throws, Dependent- making baskets.
How old is Mrs. Queen?
What is... 30