Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Question/Purpose
What are the two types of Data?
Qualitative and Quantitative
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 Formulate a Hypothesis ______________ Observe and Record Analyze Results Share the Results
Experiment
What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
Experiment
This type of observation is measurable with numbers.
Quantitative
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 responding variable or factor -our result variable?
Dependent Variable (DV)
In which step of the scientific method do you use your information to draw conclusions about your experiment?
Results/Data
What step in the scientific method do you make careful observations and write down what happens?
Results
This type of observation is describable.
Qualitative
If you drink more milk will you get stronger bones? State a good hypothesis for this question.
If you increase the amount of milk you drink, then you will increase the strength of your bones.
What is the term we use to describe the variable that we change?
Independent Variable (IV)
The ________________ involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a question about the world
Scientific Method.
In which step of the scientific method do you present your experiment, observations and conclusions to others?
Conclusion
Blue, rough, metal are all examples of what type of observation?
Qualitative
I wonder if you smoke more cigarettes, will you have a better chance of getting lung cancer? State a good hypothesis for this question.
If you increase the number of cigarettes you smoke, then you will increase your chance of getting lung cancer.
In an experiment what are the variables that are not being studied that are made the same so that they do not influence the experimental outcome called?
Constant Variables
List the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis. If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase.
Independent-soil temperatures, Dependent-plant growth.
List all six steps of the scientific method.
Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusion
4 feet long with 24 buttons are both examples of what type of observation?
Quantitative
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?
If I increase the amount of time I run, 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- practice shooting free throws, Dependent- making baskets.
Thinking about the hypothesis: If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase. What might a control in this experiment be?
using the same potting soil, making sure both plants have an equal amount of light, same amount of water.....