Scientific Method

Question 1

What are the 7 Steps of the Scientific Method?

Answer 1

1) Ask a Question / State the Problem
2) Research
3) Hypothesis
4) Experiment
5) Analyze Data
6) Conclusion
7) Share the Results

Question 2

In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

We clearly define the thing we will be studying

Answer 2

Ask a Question / State the Problem

Question 3

In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

We find out all we can about what we are studying

Answer 3

Research

Question 4

In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

Educated guess, prediction, written as an If….Then statement

Answer 4

Hypothesis

Question 5

In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

We do this to test the hypothesis
I.V. - I change the independent variable
D.V. - it is what is MEASURED

Answer 5

Experiment

Question 6

In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

Put it all together and figure out what it means (bar graph, pie chart)

Answer 6

Analyze Data

Question 7

In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

Compare data to the hypothesis and state whether the hypothesis is supported or not

Answer 7

Conclusion

Question 8

In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

Scientists tell the world about their experiment, their peers (other scientists) either tell what is wrong or congratulate them

Answer 8

Share the Results

Question 9

What kind of variable is this:

What I change, what is changed on purpose

Answer 9

Independent Variable

Question 10

What kind of variable is this

The part of the experiment that is measured by the scientist

Answer 10

Dependent Variable

Question 11

What kind of variable is this

Manipulated variable

Answer 11

Independent Variable

Question 12

What kind of variable is this

Changes as a results of the independent variable

Answer 12

Dependent variable

Question 13

What kind of variable is this

the IF part of the hypothesis

Answer 13

Independent Variable

Question 14

What kind of variable is this

The THEN part of the hypothesis

Answer 14

Dependent Variable

Question 15

What kind of variable is this

All of the parts of the experiment that must remain the same

Answer 15

Constant

Question 16

What kind of variable is this

The part of the experiment that does not receive the Independent Variable

Answer 16

Control

Question 17

What kind of variable is this

It must be included in every experiment

Answer 17

Control

Question 18

Not keeping your things constant makes your data _____

Answer 18

Invalid

Question 19

This is a very difficult part of the experiment. Peer review often finds things wrong with this

Answer 19

Constant

Question 20

You compare the parts of the experiment that receive the independent variable (IV), experiment group, with this other group

Answer 20

Control Group

Question 21

Without this in an experiment , we can’t understand how much change really occurred due to the independent variable

Answer 21

Control

Question 22

A variable is something you can _____ in an experiment

Answer 22

Change

Question 23

The two types of variables are ____ and ____

Answer 23

Dependent and Independent

Question 24

The variable that the scientist changes is the ____

Answer 24

Independent Variable

Question 25

The variable that changes as a result and is measured is the ____

Answer 25

Dependent Variable

Question 26

The ____ is an educated guess. It is also called an If Then Statement

Answer 26

Hypothesis