Jobs in Science
An expert in or student of the branch of science concerning living organisms.
What is a Biologist
What is the Scientific Method?
What is a systematic approach used by scientists and researchers to investigate and understand natural phenomena.
Randall wants to know if the amount of salt in the water has an effect on his goldfish. What is the independent variable?
What is amount of salt?
The factor that will happen because of the change.
What is dependent variable?
A list of everything you will need to conduct an experiment.
What are materials?
A person who studies marine organisms, their behaviors and interactions with the environment.
What is a Marine Biologist
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Suri wants to know if the temperature of a nest will impact the number of lizards born male vs. female. What is the dependent variable?
What is the number of male vs Female lizards born?
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.
What is Independent Variable?
The factors in an experiment that can be changed.
What are Variables
A person who studies microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, algae, fungi, and some types of parasites.
What is a Microbiologist.
It is the 3rd step in the SM. It is a testable and falsifiable statement or educated guess that proposes a potential answer to the research question. It is often framed as an "if-then" statement, predicting the outcome of an experiment or observation.
What is a Hypothesis
Nooria wants to know if the sunflowers grow taller if they are exposed to more sunlight. What is the independent variable?
What is amount of light?
This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted.
What is control group?
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
What is Qualitative data?
A person who studies what Earth is made of and how it was formed.
What is a geologist.
An organized procedure used by scientists to test a hypothesis.
What is Experiment?
Jose wants to know if the diet of a rat affects the body weight of the rat.What is the dependent variable?
What is Body Weight?
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
What is a Conclusion?
This part of the experiment shows the effect of the one variable being tested.
What is experimental group
A person who studies the relationship between living things and their environment.
What is a Ecologist
One way you can do this step is by making a Bar or line graph.
In a controlled experiment, how many variables can be worked with at a time?
What is One?
A broad and comprehensive statement of what is thought to be true; it is supported by much evidence.
What is a Theory?
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
What is quantitative?