Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is Research Question.
True or False: Your experiment can ONLY have either qualitative data or quantitative data.
FALSE!
Which step of the scientific method is missing: Question Formulate a Hypothesis ______________ Observe and Record Analyze Results Share the Results
What is Experiment.
What are the two main types of data collection?
What is Qualitative Measurement and Quantitative Measurement.
What is the measured variable or factor that may or may not change after it has been manipulated?
What is dependent Variable.
In which step of the scientific method do you use your information to draw conclusions about your experiment?
What is Analyze Results.
What step in the scientific method do you perform a series of steps that you specifically write?
What is Procedure.
Survey results is an example of this type of data
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 the increased amount of Calcium you're consuming.
The ________________ involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a natural occurrence.
What is procedure.
In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and conclusions to others?
What is Conclusion / Share Results / presentation
This type of data:
8 students are over 6 feet tall
23 students are between 5 feet - 6 feet tall
2 student is below 5 feet tall
What is Quantitative 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 cigarettes smoke contains harmful chemicals that can damage your lungs.
List the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis. If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase because of the additional heat.
What is...IV-soil temperatures, DV-plant growth.
List all 7 steps of the scientific method.
What is Question, Hypothesis, background research, Experiment / Procedure, Observe and Record, Analyze Results, Conclude / Share Results.
Blue, rough, metal are all examples of what type of observation?
What is Qualitative Measurement.
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. I will be performing an experiment where a person will run for a 1 minute and I will check their heartbeat. Then they will run for 2 minutes and I will check their heart rate. I will do this up to 6 minutes and see if there is a connection. What do you think my hypothesis should be?
What is...If I increase the amount of time I run, then my heartbeat will increase because of the amount of work I am completing.
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 IV- practice shooting free throws, DV- making baskets.
Thinking about the hypothesis: If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase because of the additional heat. What might a control in this experiment be?
What is... using the same potting soil, making sure both plants have an equal amount of light etc.