What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
Observations/Ask a Question
An experiment usually has three kinds of variables
independent, dependent, and controlled
scales
weight/mass
The data collected by using the five senses to learn about objects and events.
observe
Bears are....
a. herbivore
b. Carnivore
c. omnivore
c. omnivore
What is the second step in the Scientific Method?
form a hypothesis
variables that are held the same for all experimental groups.
a. constant
b. dependent
a. constant
ruler
length
To compare the characteristics of something (such as mass, length, volume) with a standard (such as grams, meters, liters).
a.control
b. measure
b. measure
Give an example of a herbivore
this will vary
What is the third step in the Scientific Method?
experiment
A factor that can be changed or manipulated in an experiment by the scientist; "you change it" variables.
a.Independent
b.dependent
Independent
Thermometer
temperature
Organized process used to test a Hypothesis
experiment
Which of the following is NOT a Biome?
a.Grasslands
b. Tundra
c. stratosphere
c. stratosphere
What is the fourth step in the Scientific Method?
Analyze the data and draw a conclusion
- A factor that responds to changes in other variables in an experiment; "it changed" variables.
a.independent
b.Dependent
b.Dependent
clock
time
An Educated guess about the solution to a problem
hypothesis
A plant is a.....
a. Consumer
b. Producer
c. decomposer
b. Producer
What is the last step in the Scientific Method?
Share your results/repeat experiment
The things that are changing in an experiment
a. variables
beaker
volume
Information, measurements and materials gathered from observations that are used to help answer questions.
a.contol
b.data
c.variable
b.data
What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
a.stratosphere
b.Troposphere
c.mesosphere
b.Troposphere