Variables
What is an Independent Variable
What you change
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Asking a question
Who is Mr Noah related to at the Legacy School?
Ms. Jamie
What is an observation?
Information we gather with our five senses
Which variable do you measure?
The Dependent Variable!
What is a hypothesis?
A guess as to what our answer will be
How many pets does Mr. Noah have? (Bonus if you know their names)
2: Theodore and Reishi
What does Classify mean? Bonus if you can classify the classroom
To put things into groups
What is a Control Variable?
What stays the same during an experiment!
What two words go in a hypothesis?
IF and THEN
What is Mr. Noah's favorite food?
Chicken Wings
What is a Placebo?
A pill that has no effect
In an experiment where a scientist wants to study whether sunlight affects a plant's growth, what is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE? Bonus if you can guess the DEPENDENT VARIABLE
The amount of sunlight each plant gets
What is the extra step to the Scientific Method?
Sharing our results with others
What is Mr. Noah's favorite thing to do in his free time? (Two possible answers)
Go to the movies or hang out with his friends
What is a control group?
A group where no change is given to them
In an experiment where a scientist wants to study whether sunlight affects a plant's growth, name THREE control variables.
Type of plants, the pots, amount of water, etc...
What do we do with the data we collected during our experiment?
Analyze it
What is Mr. Noah's favorite band?
The Old 97s
What is a Double-Blind Test?
An experiment where the subjects and scientists don't know who is the control group or the experimental group