scientific method

This step comes after ask a question:

• Record your results
• Design and perform an experiment
• Form an hypothesis
• Share your results

What is being kept constant?

• ramp height
• speed of the ball rolling
• type of ball

In this graph, what is the independent variable? 

• Population
• Day
• Species 5

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood. 
What's the dependent variable?

• increase the amount of iron in your blood
• spinach you eat

What is being changed in this experiment?

• ramp height
• the speed that the ball rolls
• type of ball

What is being measured or the result/effect of this experiment?

• ramp height
• the speed that the ball rolls
• type of ball

In this graph, what is the dependent variable? 

• Walla Walla Island
• Time
• Number of Deer

What is a hypothesis?

• an educated guess stating what you believe will be the result of your experiement
• a random guess
• a statement of the outcome of your experiment
• step by step directions for your experiment

When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are

• drawing conclusions
• forming a hypothesis
• asking questions
• making observations

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact