Scientific Method

Mr. Krabbs is trying a new money making scheme.  On Tuesdays he is selling his crabby patties on colored buns.  He usually averages 25 customers per day.  On Tuesdays he now averages 27 customers. 
What was the independent variable?

• The customers 
• The crabby patty
• The colored buns
• The number of customers

Mr. Krabbs is trying a new money making scheme.  On Tuesdays he is selling his crabby patties on colored buns.  He usually averages 25 customers per day.  On Tuesdays he now averages 27 customers. 
What was the dependent variable?

• The customers 
• The crabby patty
• The colored buns
• The number of customers

Mr. Krabbs is trying a new money making scheme.  On Tuesdays he is selling his crabby patties on colored buns.  He usually averages 25 customers per day.  On Tuesdays he now averages 27 customers. 
What was the dependent variable?

• The customers 
• The crabby patty
• The colored buns
• The number of customers

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

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

Is this a testable question? 
How does talking to a plant affect a plants height? 

• Idk 
• No
• Maybe
• Yes

Is this a testable question? 
What types of apples grow in Missouri? 

• Maybe 
• No 
• Idk 
• Yes

What is the Scientific Method?

• The steps to making an experiment.
• The steps to making proving your hypothesis is right.
• Don't know.
• The six steps to making an experiment.