Scientific Inquiry

You are doing an experiment recording the growth of plants under different amounts of sunlight. What is the dependent variable?

• The sunlight
• The growth
• The experiment
• The amounts of photons

The variable that causes a change is the

• constant
• independent variable
• dependent variable
• control

The variable that is the result of the experiment is the 

• constant
• independent variable
• dependent variable
• control

Factor that you keep the same in an experiment

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable 
• Controlled Variable
• Operational Definition

What variable in an experiment is the manipulated variable?
For example: keep bread at room temp, and keep another one in the refrigerator- here you are changing the temps on purpose to see what happens. 

• Operational Definition
• Control Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable

What are diverse ways that scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence? 

• Scientific Law
• Scientific Theory
• Scientific Inquiry 
• Scientific Calculator 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is a study where only one variable is manipulated at a time?

• Control Variable 
• Controlled Experiment
• Operational Definition 
• Dependent Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What does CER stands for?

• Claim, Evidence, and Regulating
• Claim, Evaluation, Reasoning
• Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
• Claim, Evaluation, Regulating

Which is NOT the way to identify a quantitative observation?

• Look for words that describe things.
• Look for words that have to do with measuring and units, like centimeters and inches. 
• Look for something that was counted.
• Look for number words such as more than, fewer, and none.

Which is the BEST way to identify a qualitative observation? 

• Look for words, pictures or diagrams
• Look for words such as see, hear, touch, smell, and taste.
• Look for units such as meters or liters.
• Look for number words such as more than, fewer, and none.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8