Scientific Method
Lab Report
Living Things
Plant Cell and Animal Cell
100
The first step of the scientific method is to make an observation.
(True or False)
True
100
Claim: Oreos are delicious.
Evidence: ???
Reasoning: If chocolate and cream are delicious and they make up Oreos, then Oreos are delicious.
Chocolate and cream are delicious because they are sweet.
100
What makes a thing living?
- made of cells
- contain similiar chemicals and use energy
- respond to their surrounding
- grow, develop, and reproduce
100
Do plant cells have cell walls?
Yes
200
What is a hypothesis?
possible explanation for observation
200
What should you write in the procedures section of a lab report?
the steps to do the experiment
200
Is a car a living thing? Why or why not?
It is not living because it is not made of cells, it does not respond to their surroundings, and it doesn't grow, develop, and reproduce.
200
Do animal cells have chloroplasts?
No
300
The experimental group is left alone in an experiment.
(True or False)
False, it is the control group
300
What are the parts of a lab report?
- title
- purpose/problem/question
- hypothesis
- materials
- procedures
- data/observations
- analysis/conclusion
300
How can you see living things in pond water?
using a microscope
300
Name 3 things that plant and animal cells have?
- nucleus
- mitochondria
- endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
- ribosomes
- cell membrane / plasma membrane
- vacuole
400
An independent variable is the variable that is changed.
(True or False)
True
400
What section in a lab report should the measurements of leaves be?
data/observations
400
Can you find living things on a doorknob?
Yes
400
Which is the plant cell and which is the animal cell?
Left: Plant
Right: Animal
500
I want to know if different colored lights affect the growth of plants. How should I perform the experiment?
Get the same plants and grow one of the plants with a red light, one of the plants with a blue light, one of the plants with a green light, etc.
500
Make a Claim, provide Evidence, and state your Reason about anything.
Student's choice
500
Name two things that living things need to live, grow, and reproduce?
- food
- water
- space
- homeostasis
500
Which is the plant cell and the animal cell.
Left: Plant
Right: Animal