Experimental design and graphing biology_NP

Open Ended

Why is it important to follow a systematic process, such as asking questions, forming a hypothesis, conducting experiments, and analyzing data, when conducting scientific investigations?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an independent variable in an experimental design scenario?

• The amount of sunlight a plant receives

• The height of the plant

• The number of leaves on the plant

• The color of the plant's flowers

Fill in the Blank

In this experiment the ____________ variable is how he decided to learn names. The ____________ variable is how many days it took to learn names. One example of a ____________ that he should have involves the number of students in each class. Mr. Monk's ____________ was that if he played name games that he would learn the names fastest.

Open Ended

Based on the MythBusters video 'Running in the Rain,' what would be an appropriate hypothesis to test?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a correct use for a pie chart?

• Showing the percentage of students who prefer different types of graphs

• Displaying the parts of a whole

• Comparing the relationship between two variables

• Representing budget allocations as portions of a total

Multiple Choice

Which type of graph should you use to show the relationship between two variables when the x-axis is a number?

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Pie chart

• Scatter plot

Multiple Choice

What are the four essential elements every line graph should have according to the 'Line graph basics' slide?

• Title, labels, variables, intervals

• Title, legend, colors, intervals

• Title, data points, grid, variables

• Labels, intervals, legend, data points

Open Ended

Explain the meaning of the variables m and b in the linear equation y = mx + b.

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson about experimental design and graphing, what is one question you still have or something you would like to know more about?

Multiple Choice

What are the main steps in the experimental design process as shown in the diagram?

• Ask Questions, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Data, Accept/Reject

• Ask Questions, Hypothesis, Experiment, Accept, Reject

• Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Accept, Reject

• Ask Questions, Experiment, Analyze Data, Accept, Reject