Branches of Science
Which branch of science would a chemist belong to?
Physical
Observation or inference?
There are two boys in the room.
Observation
The first step in the scientific method is:
Identify the problem
The three types of variables we have talked about are:
Independent, dependent, and control
CER stands for:
Claim, evidence, reasoning
Which branch of science would a geologist belong to?
Earth/Space
Observation or inference?
It is going to rain today
Inference
After you do you research, the next step in the scientific method is to:
Form a hypothesis
Do tomato plants produce more tomatoes in direct sunlight?
What is the independent variable in this sentence?
The amount of sunlight
Find the claim:
Popcorn is America’s favorite snack food. Popcorn has been around for over 200 years! It was originally made by Native Americans. 17 billion quarts of popcorn are sold each year, more than any other snack food. Nebraska produces the most popcorn out of any other state. Since more popcorn is sold than any other snack food, it must be America’s favorite!
Popcorn is America’s favorite snack food.
Which branch of science would a biologist belong to?
Life Science
Qualitative or quantitative?
The boy's jersey has the number 5 on it.
Qualitative
Scientists should have a ____ sample size when doing their experiments.
large
Do tomato plants produce more tomatoes in direct sunlight?
What is the dependent variable in this sentence?
Find the evidence:
Popcorn is America’s favorite snack food. Popcorn has been around for over 200 years! It was originally made by Native Americans. 17 billion quarts of popcorn are sold each year, more than any other snack food. Nebraska produces the most popcorn out of any other state. Since more popcorn is sold than any other snack food, it must be America’s favorite!
Popcorn has been around for over 200 years!
17 billion quarts of popcorn are sold each year, more than any other snack food.
What branch of science are we going to focus on in 6th grade?
Earth/Space
Qualitative or quantitative?
There are two boys with the number 5 on their jersey
Quantitative
True or false: If your hypothesis is wrong, you failed your experiment.
False.
Do tomato plants produce more tomatoes in direct sunlight?
What is a control variable for this experiment?
Type of tomato plant, amount of water, type of fertilizer, amount of fertilizer, temperature of the environment, etc.
Find the reasoning:
Popcorn is America’s favorite snack food. Popcorn has been around for over 200 years! It was originally made by Native Americans. 17 billion quarts of popcorn are sold each year, more than any other snack food. Nebraska produces the most popcorn out of any other state. Since more popcorn is sold than any other snack food, it must be America’s favorite!
Since more popcorn is sold than any other snack food, it must be America’s favorite!
Name the three branches of science we talked about in class.
Earth/Space, life, and physical science
Tell me the observation and inference:
The goat is standing by the water. The goat will chase the boy if he comes out of the water.
Observation: The goat is standing by the water.
Inference: The goat will chase the boy if he comes out of the water.
Name the 6 steps of the scientific method in order:
1. Identify the problem
2. Research
3. Hypothesis
4. Experiment
5. Results/data
6. Conclusion
The independent variable is what the scientist ___.
The dependent variable is what we can ____ on a graph.
The control variable is what ________ during the experiment.
Changes
Measure
Stays the same
A CER is a method of writing ______ explanations.
Scientific