The Scientific Method

In the lifeboat lab, what was the independent variable?

This is an answer to the hypothesis and tells whether your hypothesis was true or false.

Something that needs to be solved or answered

Is this statement an observation or an inference? One person is holding a bag.

This is the variable that is observed or measured.

Is this statement an observation or an inference? The missile is going to blow up.

This is an observation that is made with numbers or measurements.

This is the variable that is changed on purpose

This group is used as a comparison, there is no I.V.

This is doing the experiment again and again to make sure the results are valid.

This is the procedure that test the hypothesis.

Is this statement an observation or an inference? There is a hammer.

An observation that is made by listing its characteristics, such as the desk is smooth.

This involves gathering information about your topic

This is an 'educated guess' that predicts the outcome of an experiment.

This involves organizing data into graphs, charts, tables or reports

Is this statement an observation or and inference? He is trying to scare the other scientist.

Is this statement an observation or an inference? There are two people wearing glasses.

The correct form for writing a hypothesis is..

The group where the independent variable is changed is called the..