Safe or Unsafe?
Wearing normal glasses instead of safety goggles in the lab
UNSAFE
How many steps are there in scientific inquiry?
6
The tree is 6 feet tall
Quantitative
If plants get fertilizer, then they will grow taller.
Plant growth
If I drink coffee, then I'll be more alert.
Level of alertness
Running in the lab
UNSAFE!
The last step of scientific inquiry is to __________
Arrive at a conclusion
Those cars are either blue, black, brown, or white.
Qualitative
If you eat breakfast, then you will have more energy.
Energy level
If I do my homework, my grades will improve.
Doing homework
Drinking water before lab starts.
SAFE!
The first step of scientific inquiry is to __________
Make an observation
The temperature is 23 degrees.
Quantitative
Pollution causes a drop in butterfly population
Eating a heavy meal leads to sleepiness.
Eating a heavy meal
A student spilled a chemical and the teacher told the student to clean it up with a paper towel and gloves.
SAFE!
What is the step after doing background research?
Form a hypothesis
House #5 is big.
Qualitative
Low test scores are caused by not studying
Test scores
Carrying a heavy backpack makes your back hurt more.
Weight of the backpack
The teacher gave the students lab procedures to read. The students read the procedure and did the experiment while the teacher was outside speaking to another teacher.
UNSAFE!
After an experiment proves that a hypothesis is wrong, the next step is to _____________.
Make a new hypothesis and test it
Plant #1 has dark blue leaves while plant #2 has light blue leaves.
Qualitative
The amount of people at the beach is affected by temperature.
Amount of people at the beach
Having dry skin is caused by not using lotion.