The Scientific Method, CER, Graphing

The Information you collect during an experiment is called...

Which of the following is unacceptable in the lab?

What a scientist is measuring at the end of an experiment is the ___________.

What is a control in an experiment? 

This is a statement that includes data (numbers, measurements) from the experiment by itself or research.

What must a scientist do before they draw conclusions?

A scientist will visit a library or go on the internet when doing which step?

Whatever a scientist is TESTING in an experiment is the ___________. 

The group not exposed to the independent variable is the ___. 

What makes a good hypothesis for an experiment?

The plant near the sunlight grew 3 cm.

A factor that remains the same throughout the experiment.

Since the plant near the sunlight grew more, we can concude that light affects plant growth.

If glass breaks in the lab, do not attempt to clean it yourself!

What is the first step ofthe scientific method? 

Water will affect plant growth.

You can taste or smell chemicals to identify them.

A series of steps that scientists follow to carry out experiments ...

A hypothesis is often written in the ... 

This is the part of the experiment that is changed on purpose. 

What I now know from the experiment. What I learned from the results...

This is a statement that answers a scientific question/problem.

The independent variable...

The dependent or responding variable goes on the...

This is a statement that includes how or why the evidence supports the claim.

Long hair can be down in the lab, as long as it's neat.

Scientific inquiry must be repeated many times in order to get accurate and reliable results.

What you predict based on observations and prior knowledge. It is testable and measurable.

WALK, do not run, in the lab.

The process used to solve scientific problems is known as...