Scientific Inquiry Process

What is the first thing you need to do before making your testable question?

• Analysis

• Conclusions

• Hypothesis

• Observations

• Experiment

How do I write a Hypothesis?

• I think___________because__________

• If ___(cause)_____then____(effect)___ because___(reasoning)

• If ___(effect)_____then____(cause)___ because___(reasoning)

• I believe that______________

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the effect of amount of sunlight on plant growth?

Name the INDEPENDENT variable.

• Plants

• Plant Growth

• Amount of sunlight

• Color of light

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What is the effect of amount of broccoli eaten on height (inches)?

Name the DEPENDENT variable.

• Height (inches)

• Amount of broccoli eaten

• Child

• Cauliflower

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are control variables in an experiment?

• Everything that changes in the experiment

• Everything that is kept the same in the experiment

• Nothing in the experiment

• The dependent variable

Is this a qualitative or a quantitative observation?

Ms. Higgins' dog Penny is blonde and fluffy

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Neither

Is this observation qualitative or quantitative?

Adult humans have 206 bones.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Neither

For the paper plane experiment, what was our dependent variable?

• Plane Shape

• Plane Size

• Distance (in inches)

• Control variables

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For the paper plane experiment, what was our independent variable?

• Distance (in inches)

• The throw angle

• Plane shape

• Feet

If I change type of music and measure math performance what is my testable question?

• What is the effect of math on your brain?

• What is the effect of music on mood?

• What is the effect of type of music on math performance?

• What is the effect of gender on music preference?