What is the scientific method?

Series of steps that scientists use to solve & answer problems.

Which is the experimental and control group?

Group A - Control Group. Group B - Experimental Group

Which is a well written problem?

How does the type of water affect the growth of the plant?

The purpose of a bar graph is to

compare different groups' amounts

Which is a well written hypothesis?

If different dyes are tested, then red will spread faster bc it is thinner.

We use Data Tables because...

They help us keep our data organized

What is a dependent variable?

The variable that reacts to the change

Which would be the control group for someone testing the effects of fertilizer?

A plant with no cups of fertilizer

The steps of the scientific method in order are...

problem, research, hypothesis, experiment, observations, conclusion

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1
What is the scientific method?
A Secret.
A formula.
Steps to success.
Series of steps that scientists use to solve & answer problems.
2
What do you always need to include on graphs and tables?
Title
Labels
Values on each axis
All of the above
3
Which is the experimental and control group?
Group A - Control Group. Group B - Experimental Group
Group A - Experimental Group. Group B - Control Group
4
Which is a well written problem?
How does sugar water make a plant grow?
How does the type of water affect the growth of the plant?
If the type of the water affects the type of the plant, then it will grow.
5
What is the dependent variable?
Pounds
Week
Per
1
6
What is the independent variable?
Minutes (m)
Robert
4
Points (p)
7
The dependant variable goes on the x axis
True
False
8
A line graphs purpose is to
compare groups
show changes over time
look at totals
compare amounts to a whole
9
The purpose of a bar graph is to
to compare changes over time
compare different groups' amounts
look at colours
to look at a relationship
10
Which is a well written hypothesis?
If different dyes are tested, then red will spread faster bc it is thinner.
If I test red dye, then it will spread faster because it is a thicker color
How does the type of dye affect how fast it spreads?
If different dyes are tested, then the red will spread faster.
11
In this experiment, which were part of an experimental group?
apple slices in lemon juice
plain apple slices
12
..... graphs are best for continuous data.
scatter plots
line graphs
pie charts
bar graphs/charts
13
We use Data Tables because...
We have a lot of Data Chairs...
They help us keep our data organized
They are fun
They tell us what our controlled variables are
14
What is a dependent variable?
The variable that you change
The variable that reacts to the change
15
What are constants?
conditions that change
kept the same
observations can be changed
factors that are measured
16
What is a hypothesis?
results
conclusion
a finding
an educated guess
17
Which would be the control group for someone testing the effects of fertilizer?
A plant with 1 cup of fertilizer
A plant with 3 cups of fertilizer
A plant with 5 cups of fertilizer
A plant with no cups of fertilizer
18
What is the dependent variable?
Year
1990
Tadpoles
Pond
19
Constants are factors that are found in both the control and experimental groups.
True
False
20
Identify the control group in the experiment:
Number of tomatoes
Plant B
Music
Plant A
21
What 3 parts go into your conclusion?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Evidence, Reasoning, Graphs
Claim, Evidence, Hypothesis
22
A problem has what format?
If, how, affect
How, then, because
How and affect
If, then, because
23
Which is the independent variable?
speed working math problems
students without calculators
calculator usage
students
24
The Independent variable always goes on which axis?
Y
X
N
Z
25
The steps of the scientific method in order are...
problem, hypothesis, experiment, research, observations, conclusion
hypothesis, problem, research, experiment, observations, conclusion
problem, research, hypothesis, experiment, observations, conclusion
problem, hypothesis, research, experiment, observations, conclusion

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