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Shewchuk's Scientific Method
Shewchuk's Scientific Method
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Review of scientific method and lab safety.
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1
A line of best fit
is a straight line that comes close to many data points
always goes directly from 0 to 100
connects all of the data points on a graph
must not touch any data points
2
Eating and drinking are allowed during a lab.
Never
All the time
Occassionally
3
A type of graph used to compare results between 2 groups.
Pie
Bar
Scatter Plot
Line
4
Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
the M&M was red
53 drops of water
22 seconds to dissolve
30ml of alcohol
5
We should always read and follow directions in the lab.
True
False
6
An educated prediction for the outcome of an experiment.
Procedure
Hypotheses
Independent Variable
Conclusion
7
What is a control group in an experiment?
The soap bubbles
The group that does not receive changes by the scientists
The group that is tested by the scientist
The group with the best time management
8
When working with heat or flames in a lab, you should ALWAYS...
All of these
Wear goggles
Never leave your station or experiment unattended
Tie your hair back if it is long enough
9
What is the experimental group in an experiment?
The group with the best time management.
The group that is being tested by the scientist.
The group that does not receive changes by the scientists.
The bubbles.
10
If you break glass during a lab, you should....
Tell the teacher
Clean it up and dispose of it properly
Pretend it didn't happen
11
The variable that is kept the same in the experiment.
Conclusion
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Control Variable
12
To correctly smell a substance in the lab you should
directly inhale the substance
plug your nose
waft the chemical toward your nose
swirl the substance and then breathe over it
13
The variable that is measured or that the scientist is trying to measure.
Controlled Variable
Dependent Variable
Data
Independent Variable
14
Bubble: 23 cm in diameter, popped after 5 sec, left a foamy ring. A lab observation would be?
All of these
The bubble popped and left a foamy ring
The bubble lasted 5 sec.
The diameter was 23 cm.
15
The variable that the scientist changes
Independent Variable
Responding variable
Dependent Variable
Controlled Variable
16
all graphs should
have a title at the top
all of the above
be done neatly with a ruler and pencil
have a label for the x and y axis
17
They type of graph used to track changes over time.
Line graph
Pie graph
Circle graph
Bar graph
18
An inference is
an interpretation of an observation
a question
a type of variable
a hypothesis
19
A step by step set of instructions for how to complete an experiment
Procedure
Data
Hypothesis
Experiment
20
Which item is an important safety item in the Science classroom?
fire extinguisher
all of the above
fire blanket
eye wash
