Scientific Method
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.
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What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
What is Hypothesis.
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What are the two types of variables stated in a hypothesis?
What is Independent and Dependent.
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Which step of the scientific method is missing: Question Formulate a Hypothesis ______________ Observe and Record Analyze Results Share the Results
What is Experiment.
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What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment.
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This type of observation is measureable.
What is Quantitative Measurement.
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Sunflowers are better than roses. What is wrong with this hypothesis?
What is... can't measure best. Too vague.
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What is the responding variable or factor that may or may not change due to manipulation?
What is Dependent Variable.
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In which step of the scientific method do you use your information to draw conclusions about your experiment?
What is Analyze Results.
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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.
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This type of observation is describable.
What is Qualitative Measurement.
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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.
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What is the term we use to describe the manipulated variable or factor that the experimenter intentionally changes?
What is Independent Variable.
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The ________________ involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a natural occurrence.
What is Scientific Method.
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In which step of the scientific method do you summarize what you learned from the experiment?
What is Conclusion?
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Blue, rough, metal are all examples of what type of observation?
What is Qualitative Measurement.
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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.
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List the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis. If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase.
What is...Independent-soil temperatures, Dependent-plant growth.
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List all 5 steps of the scientific method.
What is Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Results, Conclusion?
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4 feet long with 24 buttons are both examples of what type of observation?
What is Quantitative Measurement.
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The format or sentence frame of a hypothesis statement.
What is...if... then...?
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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.
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Where Mrs. Traber got her $1 plants
What is... IKEA
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