Scientific method, lab practices, & math pre-assessment

Which of the following starts a "scientific method" or for "experimental design?"

• Posing a research questions

• Posing a hypothesis

• Writing and following a procedure

• Writing a scientific "conclusion"

• Analyzing data on a graph.

Which of the following units are used to measure volume in chemistry?

• grams, aka: "g"

• pounds, aka: "lbs"

• pounds per square inch, aka: "psi"

• milliliters, aka: "mL"

What is a proper form of a chemical hypothesis, which addresses both macroscopic and submicrosopic properties and changes?

• If...,

  then...

• If...,

  then...,

  when we see...

• A straight guess.

• A prediction worded in any way.

Mainly where on the Periodic Table do we see the elements representing conductors of heat and charge?

• Left of staircase

• Right of staircase

• All elements on the Periodic Table are potential conductors.

What are we often doing in chemistry experiments which helps us keep track of variables?

• Trying to correlate trends or patterns in data.

• Making observations.

• Recording data in a chart and/or graph.

• Reflecting and writing to what extent our results are supporting our hypothesis.

• All the other answers are correct.

After you have posed a research problem question to investigate and researched background information on the chemical being tested in a system, what do you form, which acts as a critical part or "core" of your experiment?

• research problem question

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• procedure

Which of the following orders of doing scientific research is the least informative?

• Stopping your report on your scientific conclusion is always the last step of scientific method

• After your scientific conclusion, you should reflect on your experiment as to whether it answered your original research problem question

• After your scientific conclusion, you should reflect & explain any errors you experienced

• After your scientific conclusion, you should pose other follow-up questions that you could test on the given subject

What axis does the independent variable go on in a science graph?

• x-axis, aka: horizontal axis

• y-axis, aka: vertical axis

• z-axis

• it does not matter

What variable is determined and manipulated by the scientist before testing or experimentation is done?

• independent; aka: "IV"

• dependent; aka: "DV"

• control group

• costants

What variable is put on the y-axis of a science graph and it measures the "results?"

• research problem question

• hypothesis

• procedure

• conclusion

• follow-up research