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Scientific Method
Observations
Hypothesis
Variables
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What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is Question.
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What are the two types of observation?
What is Qualitative Measurement and Quantitative Measurement.
100
What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
What is Hypothesis.
100
What are the two types of variables stated in a hypothesis?
What is Independent and Dependent.
100

How many hearts does an octopus have?

What is Three.

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What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment.
200
This type of observation is measureable.
What is Quantitative Measurement.
200

What must a hypothesis be to be good?

Testable!

200
What is the responding variable or factor that may or may not change due to manipulation?
What is Dependent Variable.
200

A female donkey shares its name with Forrest Gump's girlfriend. What is it?

What is Jenny.

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What step in the scientific method do you make careful observations and write down what happens?
What is Observe and Record.
300
This type of observation is describable.
What is Qualitative Measurement.
300

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.

300
What is the term we use to describe the manipulated variable or factor that the experimenter intentionally changes?
What is Independent Variable.
300

What year did Facebook launch?

What is 2004.

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In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and conclusions to others?
What is Share Results.
400
Blue, rough, metal are all examples of what type of observation?
What is Qualitative Measurement.
400
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.
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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.
400

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

What is...Leonardo Da Vinci

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List all six steps of the scientific method.
What is Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observe and Record, Analyze Results, Share Results.
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4 feet long with 24 buttons are both examples of what type of observation?
What is Quantitative Measurement.
500

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.

500
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.
500

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

What is... Marie Curie