Scientific Method and Vocabulary

Question 1

What does it mean to observe?

Accepted Answer

gather information using your five senses

Question 2

What is the definition of a Dependent Variable?

Accepted Answer

Variable that can be measured

Question 3

In which step of scientific method do you analyze and summarize to see if your hypothesis was correct?

Accepted Answer

Draw conclusions

Question 4

What is the LAST step in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

Make observations and ask questions, Communicate results and draw conclusions

Question 5

2 plants of the same size, 2 oz of water daily. 1 sun & 1 in shade. Measure heights. What is the Control?

Accepted Answer

amount of water

Question 6

2 plants of the same size, 2oz of water daily. 1 in sun & 1 in shade. Measure heights. What is the Independent Variable?

Accepted Answer

amount of sun

Question 7

What is the FIRST step in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

Make observations and ask questions

Question 8

Which student below attends school IN PERSON.

Accepted Answer

Yazan

Question 9

What step comes after "Form a Hypothesis" in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

Plan the experiment

Question 10

Which student shared that they went to the Poughkeepsie Mall this past weekend during RULER time?

Accepted Answer

Selvin

Question 11

Who shared they went to a birthday party and got to go in a bouncy house last weekend?

Accepted Answer

Anthony

Question 12

Which is the Independent Variable? When the number of pizza toppings increases, the cost increases.

Accepted Answer

# of pizza toppings

Question 13

How many steps are in the scientific method that we are learning this year?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 14

Which is the Independent Variable? Lucy is wondering if the amount of coffee she drinks affects her running-speed

Accepted Answer

amount of coffee

Question 15

Definition of IV

Accepted Answer

variable that causes a change to occur

Question 16

Which is the Independent Variable? The longer I sleep, the better the score on my test

Accepted Answer

time sleeping

Question 17

What tool is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

triple beam balance

Question 18

A _____ is an educated guess or prediction using the words If....then.....because....

Accepted Answer

hypothesis

Question 19

2 plants of the same size, 2 oz of water daily. 1 in sun & 1 in shade. Measure heights. What is the Dependent Variable?

Accepted Answer

height of plant

Question 20

When is your Science Test on the Scientific Method?

Accepted Answer

Monday

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