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5th Grade Variables and the Scientific Method by Mrs. Dietz
5th Grade Variables and the Scientific Method by Mrs. Dietz
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Which is the variable being observed or measured in an experiment?
Dependent variable
constant
control
Independent variable
2
Should your hypothesis always be proven correct?
Yes
bugs and bananas
Of course
No
3
In order to change the # of swings a pendulum makes you must...
change the mass
change the angle of release
change the length of the string
4
The first step of the scientific method is:
collect data
conclusion
hypothesis
problem or question
5
You want to see if music makes plants grow taller? what is the dependent variable?
playing music
type of music
type of plants
growth of the plant
6
If you give a plant fertilizer, the plant will grow bigger. What should be the control group ?
plants with fertilizer
plants with no sunlight
plants with no fertilizer
plants with extra water
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To have a valid test you should:
eat bananas all day
have 4 independent variables
repeat the test at least 3 times
mess around a lot
8
Before you do your experiment you need to:
Identify your variables
Read the procedure (directions)
Gather your materials
All of the choices
9
The temperatures of 6 different ponds were measured. What is the dependent variable?
the depth of the pond
the temperatures
the ponds
bugs
10
How many independent variables should an experiment have?
1
3
2
0
11
Are there more love bugs in the summer or the winter? What is the dependent variable?
I love bugs!
minions
the number of love bugs
12
Does the amount of fertilizer affect the height of a plant? what is the independent variable?
amount of soil
amount of fertilizer
amount of sunlight
lots of things
13
Plant height is measured. This would be the ___ ____variable
control
constant
independent
dependent
14
Things you try to keep the same when you're doing an experiment
independent variables
constant variables
dependent variables
15
How does the amount of sunlight affect the height of a plant? Name a constant variable?
amount of sunlight
bananas and bugs
type of plant
minions
16
Do you like this picture?
I don't like puppies
No
Yes
Maybe
17
If your hypothesis is proven wrong, what should you do?
Record your results
cry a lot
lie
change your results
18
The group you compare to your experimental group is called:
minion
control
experiment
problem
19
Plants were given different amounts of fertilizer. This is the ____ variable
constant
dependent
Independent
minion
20
What was the dependent variable in the cookie lab
All chocolate chip cookies
Counting which cookie people prefered
Brand of cookie
Nothing
21
This is the last step of the scientific method.
conclusion
hypothesis
data
graphs
22
To be safe in science class you should:
Talk all of the time
Listen to and read directions carefully
Play with your friends
Do whatever you want
23
An educated guess is called a:
hypothesis
conclusion
cause and effect effect
dependent variable
24
Numbers and information collected during an experiment are called the:
nothing
problem
data
conclusion
25
To test the hypothesis you must...
do the experiment
make more predictions
make a conclusion
eat bananas
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What was the independent variable in the cookie lab
Brand of cookie
Which one people prefered
All chocolate chip cookies
Nothing
27
What was a constant variable in the cookie lab
All chocolate chip cookies
All from the store
All of the choices
All similar size
28
A good experiment is:
testable and measurable
really hard to test
about minions
easy
29
Ways you can do background research:
Look at product labels
Use background knowledge
Make observations
Choices 1, 2, and 3 are all correct
30
The ______ group gets the normal treatment. It's used as a comparison.
dependent variable
nothing
control group
law of conservation of mass
31
Are there more love bugs in the summer or the winter? What is the independent variable?
scientific method
time of year: summer or winter
conclusion
number of love bugs
32
What do we need to do in order to come up with a hypothesis.
background research
get materials
procedure
conclusion
33
What was the independent variable in the paper towel test?
Brand paper towel
What paper towel test???!
Absorbancy
Which one people prefered
34
This is the one thing that you change on purpose:
dependent variable
data
observations
independent variable
