What is Science?
Law, Theory, Hypothesis
Scientific Method Terminology
Scientific Method Examples
Graphing
100
The application of science.
What is technology
100
Written as an If, then statement.
What is an hypothesis.
100
The standard by which the test results can be compared.
What is the control group
100
Liam is testing whether or not green tea will increase the hours a person sleeps. He gathers 1,000 participants and gives 500 people no green tea and 500 people 16 ounces of green tea prior to bed. He will have each participant track their sleep with a fit bit. Each person will drink the same amount of water and sleep in the same type of bed. What is the control group?
no green tea
100
Type of graph used to make numerical comparisons.
What is a bar graph.
200
Used to represent a scientific concept or idea; such as, the solar system
What is a model
200
An educated guess.
What is an hypothesis
200
The variable that you change to see how it effects the dependent variable.
What is the independent variable.
200
Liam is testing whether or not green tea will increase the hours a person sleeps. He gathers 1,000 participants and gives 500 people no green tea and 500 people 16 ounces of green tea prior to bed. He will have each participant track their sleep with a fit bit. Each person will drink the same amount of water and sleep in the same type of bed. What is the independent variable?
no green tea vs. green tea
200
The type of graph used to show change over time.
What is line graph
300
Mallory discards some of her lab results. This might make her experiment ___________.
What is biased.
300
A statement about what happens in nature and seems to be true all of the time.
What is a law
300
Changes as a result to changing the independent variable.
What is the dependent variable.
300
Liam is testing whether or not green tea will increase the hours a person sleeps. He gathers 1,000 participants and gives 500 people no green tea and 500 people 16 ounces of green tea prior to bed. He will have each participant track their sleep with a fit bit. Each person will drink the same amount of water and sleep in the same type of bed. What is the dependent variable?
Hours of sleep
300
The type of graph that shows the percentages of a whole.
What is a circle graph.
400
A vaccine company tests its new vaccine on 30 participants. 50% get the vaccine and 50% get a fake, placebo vaccine. Are there any flaws in this study?
What is, yes, the vaccine company should use more than 30 participants in its study.
400
An explanation of things or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
What is a theory.
400
An acquisition of information using your five senses.
Example: The sky is grey
What is an observation.
400
Liam is testing whether or not green tea will increase the hours a person sleeps. He gathers 1,000 participants and gives 500 people no green tea and 500 people 16 ounces of green tea prior to bed. He will have each participant track their sleep with a fit bit. Each person will drink the same amount of water and sleep in the same type of bed. What are some constants?
What is the same amount of water and type of bed.
400
What is the most common birthday month for students?
What is September.
500
Are three trials sufficient in an experiment.
What is no, an experiment should have multiple trials.
500
Universal ________ of gravity
What is law
500
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Example: The sky is grey because it is going to thunderstorm.
What is inference.
500
What is the dependent variable?
What is temperature (refer to the y-axis).
500
What is the independent variable?
What is time (refer to the x-axis).