How many steps are there in the scientific method?
5 steps
An educated guess as to what you think will happen during an experiment
hypothesis
True or false:
Observations are guesses or ideas that need evidence to support them
False
numbers
1
What step is often written as an "If, Then" statement?
Step 2. Hypothesis
Gathering/measuring the information that was presented in the experiment
What do we use to make observations?
5 senses
true or false:
Counting, measuring, or anything that has a numerical value is considered quantitative data
true
What are the 3 types of variables?
Independent
Dependent
Controlled
In what step do we use observations and inferences?
Step 1. Question
A step by step procedure designed to test the hypothesis
experiment
Give me an example of an observation in this classroom
answers will vary
Research is considered what type of data?
Qualitative data
True or false:
During an experiment, scientists will change a dependent variable
false
What step do we find out if our hypothesis was supported, not supported, or partially supported?
Experiment
a statement based on experimental measurements and observations
conclusion
Write an inference based on this observation
"I hear the fire alarm"
because I hear the fire alarm, there must be a fire
A. My best friend has curly brown hair
B. My best friend is 5 feet and 7 inches tall
Which one is quantitative and which one is qualitative
qualitative= a
quantitative= b
What was the independent variable and the dependent variable in our paper airplane activity?
independent: wing style
dependent: distance
step 1. Question
step 2. Hypothesis
step 3. Experiment
step 4. Data
step. 5 Conclusion
Anything that can change or be changed
Variable
What word do we use to help us remember qualitative data and what word do we use to help us remember quantitative data?
qualitative data= quality
quantitative= quantity
Which axis (x or y) is the independent variable on a graph?
x - axis