Basics of Scientific Inquiry

Science Inquiry

BIOL 1106

Multiple Select

Select the choice(s) with the best hypothesis

• If my phone is not working, then it needs to be charged

• Newton's 2nd Law states that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force

• The pigment of my shirt will alter when heat is applied.

Open Ended

List the steps of the Scientific Method.

Open Ended

Little Johnny wants to grow an array of orchids for his mom. He has orchids sitting in different temp green houses. The hottest green house produced the biggest and wilted orchid while the coldest green house produced the ugliest, smallest orchids. The optimal green house created the most beautiful and perfect size orchids. Tell me what are the control groups, experimental groups, independent variable, dependent variable.

Poll

If Johnny records the state of the orchids, such as wilted or plump, what kind of data is he recording?

• Color

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• I have no idea