Scientific Method
Observations
Hypothesis
Variables
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100

What is the first step in the scientific method?

What is Problem.

100

What are the two types of data you analyze?

What is Qualitative Data and Quantitative Data.

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
Step 1 of the scientific method but always be written as a....

What is a Question

200
What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is Experiment.
200

This type of data is measureable?

What is Quantitative Measurement.

200

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

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

200

What is the responding variable or variable you are testing, measuring, observing?

What is Dependent Variable.

200

In which step of the scientific method do you use your information to make inferences about your experiment?

What is Analysis/ Results.

300

What step in the scientific method do you make careful observations and write down what happens?

What is Experiment 

300

This type of data 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 because of the calcium.

300

What is the term we use to describe the manipulated variable or the variable you change intentionally to see how it effects other variables?

What is Independent Variable.

300

Which step of the scientific method is missing: Problem, Research, Hypothesis ______________, Analysis/ Results, Conclusion.

What is Experiment/Procedure

400

In which step of the scientific method do you go through your data, observations, and communicate those results?

What is Analysis/Results

400

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

What is Qualitative Measurement.

400

I wonder if you drink a lot caffeine will that stunt your growth and then you won't grow as tall? State a good hypothesis for this question.

What is...If you increase the amount of caffeine you drink, then you will not grow as tall because the caffeine limited your height potential. 

400

In an experiment, what is the variable that is not being studied because it is used for comparisons. They are also held constant/consistent so that they do not influence the experimental outcome...

What is Control.

400

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.

500

List all six steps of the scientific method.

What is Problem, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment/Procedure, Analysis/Results, Conclusion.

500

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 because you are using a lot of energy. 

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

Thinking about the hypothesis: If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase. What might a control in this experiment be?

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