Vocab
What is the scientific method
A method of investigation used to identify, explore, and solve problems
What is problem
A question to be considered, solved, or answered
What is a hypothesis
A statement that predicts the outcome of an experiment
What are materials?
A list of supplies and equipment used during an experiment
The second step in the scientific method
What is hypothesis
What is a procedure
Detailed step-by-step instructions used to conduct an experiment
What is a variable?
Factors that can change or "vary"
Will the kind of candy affect a students mood?
The independent variable is ...
What is "the kind of candy"
What is an experiment?
A test that is performed to prove or disprove a hypothesis
The fourth step in the scientific method
What is data collection
Does the amount of sleep affect how well students do on a test?
The dependent variable is ...
What is "how well students do on a test"
What is the dependent variable?
The response that can be observed or measured in an experiment
Will the type of breakfast affect how much energy a student has?
The independent variable is ...
What is "type of breakfast"
What is an independent variable?
The part that is manipulated or changed in an experiment
Does the size of the moon affect the tides of the ocean.
The dependent variable is ...
What is "tides of the ocean"
What is the difference between a qualitative & quantitative property?
Qual= using your 5 senses
Quan= measurements, calculated
What is data?
Pieces of factual information gathered by scientists for analysis
What are results?
What happened; the outcome of something
What is a conclusion?
The summary and meaning of the results of the experiment
The fifth step of the scientific method
What is conclusion
What is an observation?
An act of gathering information using one or more senses
What is research
Collecting information or studying about a particular subject
What is an analysis?
A careful study of something in order to understand it or explain it
What is an inference?
A logical explanation for an observation
The third step in the scientific method
What is experiment