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BONUS - Which scientist developed the scientific method?

What is a hypothesis?

Scientific Method SOL 4.1

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What is a hypothesis?
what the experimenter is watching or measuring
a special type of prediction or educated guess
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BONUS - Which scientist developed the scientific method?
Garrett
Einstein
Galileo
Newton
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What is the dependent variable?
amount of water given
amount of sunlight
the growth of the watermelons
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What is a dependent variable?
what the experimenter is measuring: can't be controlled
a special type of prediction or educated guess
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What is the scientific method and why is it important?
It has variables.
It is a series of steps used to solve a problem.
It has experiments.
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What is a constant variable?
the one thing the experimenter changes
the variables that must be kept the same
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What is an independent variable?
the variables that must be kept the same
the one thing the experimenter changes
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Which sentence is a good hypothesis statement?
If I put the plant in sunlight, then it will grow better.
Many things affect the growth of plants.
Plants grow differently.
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The scientific method always begins with a -
question/problem
experiment
hypothesis
variable
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Which of these is NOT a testable question?
Does a carrot or onion grow better?
Which liquid freezes faster?
Which color is better?
What will help a plant grow taller?
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What is the independent variable?
kind of soil
watermelon seeds
taste of watermelon
amount of water
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What are the constants?
type of seeds
kinds of soil
water, sun, amount of soil