What is a prediction (educated guess) about the results and done as a testable statement?
100
These are the steps of the Scientific Method
What is Observe, Questions, Research, Hypothesize, Experiement, Test Experiment, Draw Conclusions, Report?
100
True or False: Data are the facts that you collect from your experiment, while the conclusion is your interpretation of what the data means.
What is true?
100
What is this tool called?
What is a graduated cylinder?
100
The amount of money a child receives depends on how many lawns have been mowed during the summer. This is the controlled variable.
What is the child and the lawn mower?
200
This is the variable of an experiment that is kept the same.
What is constants?
200
This part of the Scientific Method is the actual materials and procedures.
What is experiment?
200
True or False? “The plant is long” would be considered a quantitative observation.
What is false?
200
What is this tool called?
What is a triple beam balance?
200
I grew two apple trees over the summer. One tree received fertilizer and the other one did not. The tree that was fertilized, grew more apples.
The amount of fertilizer represents this kind of variable.
What is the independent (manipulated) variable?
300
This is the variable of the experiment that was changed on purpose.
What is the independent (manipulated) variable?
300
This part of the Scientific Method is where the scientist makes an educated guess about what might happen during the experiment.
What is a hypothesis?
300
These are four ways to present your findings (data) to other people?
What is bar graph, circle graph, data table, and line graph?
300
This tool is used at a heat source.
What is a Bunsen burner?
300
The amount of flooded homes depends on how many inches of rain fell during the night.
The amount of flooded homes represents this kind of variable.
What is the dependent (response) variable?
400
The information you collect during an
experiment is called ______________.
What is data?
400
This part of the Scientific Method involves sharing the findings of the experiment with others.
What is report?
400
What is the difference between qualitative observations and quantitative observations?
What is Qualitative= qualities (use senses)
Quantitative= quantities (use #s)
400
This tool is used to magnify things.
What is a microscope.
400
The amount of homework a student has at night depends on how much he/she completed during study hall.
This represents the dependent (response) variable.
What is the amount of homework completed?
500
Define the dependent (response) variable.
What is the variable you observe during your experiment? (what you are measuring or looking for)
500
These are two reasons scientists need to take detailed notes during experiments.
What is so they can remember what happened (so they don’t forget) and so they can share their findings with others?
500
Identify mistakes made:
Garry decides he wants to test which boils faster regular Coke or Diet Coke. He takes two pots one made of aluminum, another made from cast iron. He measures out 50 mL of regular coke and 100 mL of diet coke. He places both on the stove and turns one to medium heat and the other to medium high heat. He waits until the first one boils, turns off the stove. He does not collect any data.
What is TOO many variables!
Different types of metal pots
Different amounts of coke/diet coke
One on medium, one on high heat
Doesn’t wait for both to boil
Doesn’t collect any data
500
This tool is used to filter liquids.
What is funnel?
500
Two strangers are out to eat with their families at Bob’s BBQ Grill. Their tables are next to each other. They both order Bob’s Belly Poppin’ Burger. Later that night, one of the strangers awakes with an upset tummy.
This represents the controlled variable.
What is the restaurant and Bob’s Belly Poppin’ Burger?