Scientific Method
The first step of the scientific method.
What is Question/Observe
A good format for writing a good hypothesis.
What is "If.....then...and.... because"
What an independent variable is.
What is a variable that you are in control of and can change in an experiment
What a dependent variable is.
What is the factor of an experiment that is the result of the experiment that you are judging
The second step of the scientific method. Make an educated guess based on observations.
What is hypothesis
The variable that comes first when writing a hypothesis.
What is the independent variable.
Why it is important to have an independent variable.
What is "It is important because it is the factor you are experimenting with to see if it affects anything."
Why a dependent variable is important.
What is "Because it is the result you are looking for in an experiment."
The third step of the scientific method, where you test your hypothesis.
What is experiment
The variable that comes at the end of writing a good hypothesis.
What is a dependent variable
The independent variable in experimenting if having more sunlight affects plant growth.
What is the amount of sunlight you give each plant
The dependent variable in experiment to see if more sunlight means more plant growth.
What is the plant growth
The fourth step of the scientific method, where you look over results.
What is analyze
The the hypothesis for the question "Do new shoes make you run faster?"
What is "If shoes affect how fast you run, then having new shoes should make you run faster."
The independent variable in the experiment of seeing if you get more wet walking or running in rain.
What is if you are walking or running
The dependent variable in the experiment of seeing if you get more wet walking or running in rain.
What is "How wet the walker/runner gets"
The fifth step of the scientific method, when you make a final statement after experimenting.
What is a conclusion
The hypothesis for "Does the temperature of water affect how good an egg floats?"
What is "If the temperature of water affects how good an egg floats, then warmer water will make the egg float better."
The independent variable in the experiment of seeing if weight affects how fast an object falls.
What is how heavy each object is
The dependent variable in the experiment of seeing if weight affects how fast an object falls.
What is the fall time of the objects