scientific method

Question 1

what is the scientific method?

Answer 1

1. observation(objective statement)
2. ask a question
3. do background research
4. form a testable hypothesis
5. test your hypothesis by doing an experiment
6. record observations
7. analyze and draw conclusions(did it align with a hypothesis or not)
8. publish or communicate results
9. retest by other scientists

Question 2

what is a bias?

Answer 2

an inclination or leaning towards a specific result, making the conclusion of an experiment inaccurate

Question 3

what is a blind study?

Answer 3

when the subject does not know the factors of the experiment that may affect the result of the experiment

Question 4

what is a double-blind study?

Answer 4

when the scientist and the subject does no know the factors of the experiment that may affect the result of the experiment

Question 5

why are scientific models helpful?

Answer 5

helps to picture structures we can’t see, a satisfactory explanation of what cannot be observed indirectly

Question 6

what is a theory?

Answer 6

imaginative ways to explain why something happens

Question 7

what is a hypothesis?

Answer 7

using scientific knowledge and past events to explain a question

Question 8

what is a manipulated variable? Controlled variable? responding variable?

Answer 8

manipulated: a factor that is changed in an experiment
controlled variable: factors that are not changed
responding: wha

Question 9

what is a scientific law?

Answer 9

describes and summarizes what happens

Question 10

what is serial dilution?

Answer 10

stepwise dilution where the concentration decreases the same factor with each successive step