Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Question.
What is the force that propels an airplane forward?
Thrust
What step of the scientific method do you predict a possible answer to a problem or a question?
Hypothesis.
What are the two types of variables stated in a hypothesis?
Independent and Dependent.
Which step of the scientific method is missing:
Question
Research
Make a Hypothesis
______________
Observe and Record/Analyze Data
Make a conclusion and share the results
Experiment.
In which step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
Experiment
Definition: The way air moves around an object.
Word:
aerodynamics
Putting my plant in the closet will decrease it's chance of living. What is wrong with this hypothesis?
It is missing "If" and "Then."
What is the factor that changes (the thing that changes) in an experiment?
Dependent Variable.
In which step of the scientific method do you use your information to draw conclusions about your experiment?
Analyze Results.
What step in the scientific method do you make careful observations and write down what happens?
Observe and Record
What is it called when we put something into motion?
Launch
What two words must a hypothesis always include?
"If" and "then."
What is the factor that we change (the thing that we change) on purpose in an experiment?
Independent Variable.
The ________________ involves a series of steps that are used to answer questions and solve problems.
Scientific Method.
In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and conclusions to others?
Share Results/Communicate
What is the force that all objects have, but that some larger objects, such as planet Earth, have more of?
Gravity/Gravitational Pull
Fill in the blank:
When we make a hypothesis, we make a ____________ of what will happen.
prediction
What is a variable?
A part of the experiment that we can either change or that we measure.
What is Mr.V's favorite cartoon?
None, but there are a few honorable mentions.
List all six steps of the scientific method.
Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observe and Record, Analyze Results, Share Results/Communicate.
What is the force of friction that slows down objects?
Ex: Going skydiving and opening up a parachute.
What is a good hypothesis for this scenario?:
I am about to go to Six Flags for the first time ever this weekend. I think I will try out Goliath, so I'm probably going to feel excited and afraid. I wonder how going on the ride Goliath will affect my heart rate/pulse.
If I get on the ride Goliath, then my heartbeat will increase.
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.
Independent- shooting free throws
Dependent- making baskets.
What do people say about markers?
They're ink-redible!