Scientific Method

An observation is the act of using the senses to gather ___________________.

True or False. The steps of that scientific method must be perfomed in order.

After finishing an investigation, scientists ___________________ their results.

A hypothesis is ......

After they finish their tests, scientists must _______________ the results.

Name the control variable. "If I study more, then I'll get better grades."

A dependent variable is what I ____________________ in an experiment.

A hypothesis must be this

What are the ways scientists answer questions and solve problems?

What I change in an experiment is called the _________________ variable.

Scientific methods are a series of _________________

This kind of observation is measurable.

When you make an observation, you use these.

Find the dependent variable. "If I drive slower, then I'll get better gas mileage."

After scientists make observations, they ask what?

Name the independent variable.  "If I take more vitamins, then I'll get stronger."

An independent variable is what I _______________.

What you observe in an experiment is the _________________ variable.

What you keep the same in an experiment is the _________________ variable.

This type of observation describes something using adjectives.