Scientific Method/ Processes

Define the term Biology

• The study of living things

• The study of the world around us

• The study of ocean life

• The study of weather patterns

An Observation is______________

• Noticing events

• Describing events in an orderly way

• Noticing and describing events in an orderly way

• Making an educated guess about an event

Controlled experiment

• Baseline group that does not have changes in the independent variable

• An experiment in which only one variable is changed

• A well-tested and widely accepted explanation for a phenomenon

• Study in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving a particular treatment

The Independent variable is _______________________

• Baseline group that does not have changes in the independent variable

• An experiment in which only one variable is changed

• Process during which the researcher influences the results, either knowingly or unknowingly

• The variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The Dependent variable is__________________

• The variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment

• The variable this is observed and changes in response to the independent variable

• Baseline group that does not have changes in the independent variable

• Process during which the researcher influences the results, either knowingly or unknowingly

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A Control group is _________

• Baseline group that does not have changes in the independent variable

• An experiment in which only one variable is changed

• The variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment

• The variable this is observed and changes in response to the independent variable

A scientific theory is ________

• Process during which the researcher influences the results, either knowingly or unknowingly

• Noticing and describing events in an orderly way

• A well-tested and widely accepted explanation for a phenomenon

• A substance that has no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in experiments

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Research bias is _______

• Process during which the researcher influences the results, either knowingly or unknowingly

• An experiment in which only one variable is changed

• The variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment

• A well-tested and widely accepted explanation for a phenomenon

A placebo is ______

• A well-tested and widely accepted explanation for a phenomenon

• A substance that has no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in experiments

• Study in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving a particular treatment

• Baseline group that does not have changes in the independent variable

Double-blind study

• A well-tested and widely accepted explanation for a phenomenon

• Study in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving a particular treatment

• A scientific explanation that can be tested through experimentation or observation

• Baseline group that does not have changes in the independent variable