The Scientific Method

This is the data that you get from your experiment.

• Results
• conclusion
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

• heart rate
• type of exercise
• amount of exercise
• time of day exercise occurs

How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?

• one
• two
• three
• as many as possible

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• the color of the fur of an animal
• the mating behavior of an animal
• the average number of offspring that an organism has
• the description of an odor that a chemical produces

What is the group in an experiment that receives treatment with the independent variable?

• control group
• experimental group
• constant group
• variation group

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is an educated guess.
• I don't know.

A list of everything you will need to conduct an experiment..

• procedures
• materials
• observations
• question/problem

When writing you hypothesis, what information follows IF?

• dependent variable
• how you know it will happen
• independent variable
• anything 

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• the color of the fur of an animal
• the mating behavior of an animal
• the average number of offspring that an organism has
• the description of an odor that a chemical produces

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• the color of the fur of an animal
• the mating behavior of an animal
• the average number of offspring that an organism has
• the description of an odor that a chemical produces