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Scientific Method
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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 observations?

What is a qualitative and quantitative observation?

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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 a quantitative observation?

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Putting my plant in the closet will decrease it's chance of living. What is wrong with this hypothesis?

What is... it is missing "If" and "Then"

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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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What is the final step of the scientific method? 

What is Draw conclusion.

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What step in the scientific method do you create a chart or table and look at your data?

What is analyze data.

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This type of observation describes objects using your five senses.

What is a qualitative observation?

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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 problem/question

What is Scientific Method.

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In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and conclusions to others?

What is draw conclusions.

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Blue, rough, metal are all examples of what type of observation?

What is a qualitative observation?

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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 six steps of the scientific method in order.

What is question, do your research, form a hypothesis, test your hypothesis (experiment), analyze data, draw conclusions.

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Give and ACCURATE quantitative observation of an object in this classroom.

Answer may vary

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Kasey lives in Moab, Utah. She likes to mountain bike for miles and miles until she can’t bike anymore. She thinks that she can bike further when she drinks more than a liter of water before her bike ride. Please assist her in developing a hypothesis, so she can make the best of her future bike rides.

What is...If she drinks more than a liter of water before her bike ride, then she can ride her bike further.

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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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If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase. What might a constant in this experiment be?

What is... using the same potting soil, making sure both plants have an equal amount of light, same type of plant, same starting height, etc.