Do Now - Scientific Method

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

• Type of plant
• Water, apple juice, milk
• Plant growth
• Color of the plant's leaves

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

In a hypothesis, you should see the words _____ and then.

• if
• that
• now
• when

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.

Which unit is measurable?

• time

• volume of a liquid

• mass

• all of the above

Once you are done with your experiment and have collected all of your data, you are ready to...

• Research your question

• Make a hypothesis

• Come to a conclusion & report your findings

• Analyze your data and make a conclusion

Which variable do you measure?

• Independent
• Dependent

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which variable do you change in an experiment?

• Dependent
• Independent

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The table shoes different types of pollination data for the fruit from one plant species.

Which graph best represents some of the data in the table?

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid