Steps
What is the 1st step of the scientific method?
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What is the Scientific Method?
A step-by-step process used to answer questions or problems
Different preservatives were tried in foods to determine which best stopped the growth of molds. What is the dependent variable?
A) Types of food
B) Growth of Mold
B) Growth of Mold
A hypothesis must be stated in a form that is
A) Correct
B) Measurable
C) Testable
C) Testable
Scientists are the only individuals who use the scientific method
True or False
False - WE ALL USE IT
What is the last step of the scientific method?
Sharing Results
Another word for Numerical Data and Measurements
A) Quantitative
B) Qualitative
A) Quantitative
Which of the following hypotheses is written most correctly?
A) If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high
B) If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
C) Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
D) If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
D) If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
Gathering information by using your senses
Observation
True or False:
A question without a measurable answer is a GOOD question for the scientific method?
False - answers should be measurable
Before you can form a hypothesis, you need to
A) state the problem or question
B) perform an experiment
C) state a conclusion
A) state the problem or question
What does evidence mean?
Proof
When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
A) analyzing data
B) making a hypothesis
C) experimenting
D) communicating results
D) communicating results
An educated guess
Hypothesis
What is a testable question?
A) Do ghosts exist?
B) Why is the color blue so calming?
C) Does exercise affect memory?
C) Does exercise affect memory?
Which step involves analyzing your scientific data?
Drawing a Conclusion
Another word for descriptive or explains qualities/ characteristics.
A) Quantitative
B) Qualitative
B) Qualitative
A researcher conducted an experiment to see if temperature effected the blooms of a rose bush.
What is the independent variable?
A) The Rose Bush
B) The Temperature
B) The temperature
We compare our experimental data by including a
A) Control Group
B) Uncontrolled Group
C) Experimental Group
D) Observation Group
A) Control Group
The foundation for any experimental process is
a. | read all the instructions very carefully. | c. | Labeling Materials. |
b. | Thorough Research with Credible Sources. | d. | Creating Hypothesis. |
B - Thorough Research with Credible Sources
What do you do if your results don't match your hypothesis?
Create a new hypothesis.
The information (evidence) gathered from observations and experimentation is
Data
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the independent variable ( the thing that you change) is
A) the types of plants B) the amount of salt in the water
the amount of salt in the water
What is an independent variable in an experiment?
It is the variable that changes to produce a different result (dependent variable)
The variable that represents the outcome or effect in an experiment
Dependent Variable