SCIENTIFIC METHOD

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change

• keep the same

• experiment with

• investigate

What is the dependent variable in the following experiment: Does the amount of coffee students drink increase their test scores?

• Same test

• Amount of coffee

• Test scores

• Test scores without drinking coffee

Which of these is NOT testable question?

• The effect of sunlight on plant growth.

• How eating vegetables impact height?

• Which is better, ice cream or pizza?

• If i give potatoes orange juice will they turn into sweet potatoes?

All the things that have to stay the same in an experiment (except for the one thing you change).

• Controlled variable

• Independent bariable

• Dependent variable

Does study time affect the student's score on an test?

The above sentence belongs to which part of the scientific method?

• Independent variable

• Testable question

• Dependent variable

• Hypothesis

Another definition for hypothesis is......................

Sam set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

• Distance travelled by the ball

• Height of the ramp

• Mass of the ball

TESTABLE QUESTION- Does study time affect the student's score on an test?

Identify the independent variable.

• The study time

• Students score

• Grade on the quiz

Jason wanted to find out what fertilizer worked best for growing marigolds. He put fertilizer A on one plant, fertilizer B on second plant, and no fertilizer on third plant.

FRAME Testable question.

Frame Hypothesis.