Scientific Method
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
What is the scientific method?
If the puddle outside gets smaller, then the temperature is warmer than the liquid because water turns to a gas with more heat energy.
What is a hypothesis?
What is make an observation?
Time, inches, weight, speed are examples of which type of observations
What is Quantiative observations/data?
"The dog is soft", "the sidewalk is hot", and "her hair is brown" are all examples of ______________ observations.
What is qualitative?
This is part of the experiment that does not change.
What is a control (constant) in an experiment?
This is the variable YOU change in an experiment.
What is the INDEPENDENT variable?
The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
What is an observation?
True or False: Scientists are the only individuals who use the scientific method.
What is false?
Identify the independent variable. I want to know if vitamins will make a kitten grow faster.
What is giving the kitten vitamins?
A key to good experiments is
What is only changing one variable at a time?
This variable can only be observed or measured you have NO control over it.
What is a dependent variable?
This is a test you conduct to test your hypothesis
What is an experiment?
The information that is collected in an experiment.
What is data?
Identify the dependent variable. If I put in more effort, then I will succeed in school because I will train my brain to be stronger!
What is grades or scores in school?
Identify the independent variable: Susie wondered if the height of a hole punched in the side of a quart-sized milk carton would affect how far from the container a liquid would spurt when the carton was full of the liquid.
What is the height of the hole punched?
This is the group of the experiment you use for comparison to see the effect of the independent variable and it always stays the same.
What is the control?
Once all the tests are completed and results are recorded you must do this.
What is analyze data? This can be to put in in a graph/chart to organize the information.
This is the final step in the scientific method
What is the conclusion/share your results?
A line graph is used when________________.
What is there is a change over time?
A scientist is listening to the sounds that whales makes.
What is making an observation/observing?
This is where the research step should be included in the scientific method
What is in many different locations?
Identify the dependent variable: Susie wondered if the height of a hole punched in the side of a quart-sized milk carton would affect how far from the container a liquid would spurt when the carton was full of the liquid.
What is the distance the liquid spurted?
Constants/Controls are factors that.
What is remain the same?
CER stands for.
What is Claim, Evidence, Reasoning?