Variables
Safety Rules
Scientific Method
Tools
Application Questions
100
List the three types of variables in a scientific experiment.
What are... independent, dependent, and control?
100
If you have long hair, it should be....
What is pulled back/put up?
100
What is the first step of the scientific method?
What is make an observation?
100
The tool used to measure length, width, and height.
What is a ruler or meterstick?
200
The variable that you are testing.
What is an independent variable?
200
If you see something unsafe, you should...
What is tell a teacher/adult?
200
List the 5 types of observations.
What is...
-taste
-smell
-touch
-sight
-hear?
200
This is the basic unit for volume.
What is the liter?
200
Which of the following is an inference?
A. Humans are vertebrates.
B. Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.
C. The rain is most likely the cause of the house flooding.
D. Cats eat cat food.
What is C?
300
The variable that you observe or measure during an experiment.
What is a dependent variable?
300
True or False: You are allowed to drink and eat substances you work with in a lab.
What is false?
300
Good scientific questions need to be...
What is testable?
300
A device that measures weight and mass.
What is a balance?
300
What tool would you use in an experiment where you tested which plant grew most?
What is a ruler?
400
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair.
What is a control variable?
400
List two things that are wrong with this picture:
What is...
-not wearing goggles
-missing a glove
-messy work area
-not being safe/responsible with equipment
400
What is it called in the scientific method when you make a prediction about the outcome of the experiment?
What is a hypothesis?
400
What measures volume of a liquid?
What is a graduated cylinder?
400
What is a claim?
A. a law that everyone knows
B. A clue that helps solve problems
C. A statement that someone wants you to believe is true.
What is a C?
500
Define the word variable.
What is things that can effect/trigger the outcome of the experiment?
500
Scenario: Keller and Angel are working in the science lab together on a project. Angel accidentally breaks some glass equipment. What should the students do?
What is tell the teacher, safely sweep up the glass, let the adult dispose of the glass?
500
For 500 points, list the 6 steps of the scientific method!
Hint: you already know what the first one is!
What are...
1. Make an observation
2. Ask a testable question
3. Create a hypothesis
4. Experiment
5. Results (Data)
6. Conclusion?
500
Which tool would you use to look at a leaf more closely?
What is a hand lens?
500
Which of these is NOT a good scientific question?
A. Are skateboards more fun than bicycles?
B. Which plant needs more sunlight to live?
C. Which type of liquid boils fastest?
What is A?