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Scientific Method Review
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What is the scientific method?
Series of steps that scientists use to solve & answer problems.
A Secret.
Steps to success.
A formula.
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What is the
last
step of the scientific method?
Share Results
Question
Hypothesis
Conclusion
3
What is a
constant
in an experiment?
What is controlled
Anything that changes
Anything that is unusual
Anything that remains the same
4
Whats the first step of the Scientific method
Conclusion
Question
Experiment
Collect Data
5
Why is it important to have a control group when using the scientific method?
To get the best results
So you can control the results
To keep everything the same
To have something "normal" to compare the results to
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What is the independent variable also known as?
Standard
Contact
Manipulated
Responding
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This variable is the one in which we record data for our experiment.
Constant
Dependent
Independent
Hypothesis
8
In the graph below what would be the
Dependent Variable
?
Growth
Daily Amount of Water
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What is the dependant variable in this graph?
Number of students
Type of sports
10
Which basketball bounces the highest? What's the dependent variable?
The brand of the ball.
How many basketballs used.
The height it bounces.
The size of the basketball.
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In this step of the scientific method you design and carry out test, or trials.
Hypothesis
Problem
Conclusion
Experiment
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The variable that you purposely change or manipulate
Dependent Variable
Hypothesis
Independent Variable
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What is the
dependent variable
in an experiment?
What is being changed by the experimenter
What is staying the same
What is being measured
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It is also called an educated guess and is written as an
if... then...
statement
Hypothesis
Question
Experiment
Problem
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What is scientific theory?
A guess or conjecture about natural phenomena.
An explanation of natural phenomena that has undergone significant testing
A collection of experimental data
An assertion of scientific fact.
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Does fertilizer make a plant grow bigger? What would be the independent variable?
Same type of fertilizer.
Growth of the plant.
Temperature of the water.
Amount of fertilizer.
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In an investigation, the factors that do
not
change are called the what?
constants
dependent variable
control
independent variable
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What is the one thing that a hypothesis must be?
Testable
Changable
Predictable
Correct
19
Which
axis
is the
independent variable
found on?
X
Y
20
Why do we usually repeat experiments many times in Science before drawing a conclusion?
Scientists are bored.
So we aren't biased
Scientists get more money that way!
Every time we experiment, we get more information
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What are the factors in an experiment called?
Data
Variables
Outcome
Observation
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Which of the following choices is NOT part of the Scientific Method?
gathering evidence
carefully running experiments
simply accepting an idea is true
making observations
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What is the
independent variable
?
The average
What remains the same in an experiment
What is measured in an experiment
What the scientist changes in an experiment
