Scientific Method

The variable the is changed on purpose is..

• Constant

• Control

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method

• recipe

• data collection

• metric system

What is a controlled variable?

• The variable being tested or changed by the scientist, also known as the manipulated variable.

• The variable that the

  scientist is measuring or

  observing, also known as the responding variable.

• The variables that the scientist keeps constant, which allows them to attribute the results to the independent variable alone.

THE PART OF THE EXPERIMENT THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING

• CONTROL

• INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

• DEPENDENT VARIABLE

The scientific method is a process to _______ establish empirical facts through testing and observation.

• use a theory to

• use facts to

• subjectively

• objectively

Which step asks scientists to make a guess or prediction about what might happen in their experiment?

• Problem

• Research

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

What is a possible answer or explanation to a question based on knowledge, observations, and research?

HINT: It is often written in "if...then" format.

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Conclusion

Answer explanation

A hypothesis should by a clear and simple statement that can be tested.

Will our results always support our hypothesis?

A possible answer to your questions & can be tested with an experiment to see if it is true.

• Procedure

• Data

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

Procedure

• an educated guess

• add all numbers and divide by the number of numbers

• a series of steps that can be replicated

• using 5 senses to interpret an object

When should you write a hypothesis?

• After writing procedures

• After making observations and doing research on a question/problem

• After buying materials for an experiment

• At the very beginning of the experiment