Scientific Method

What do we do when we use information collected using the five senses and/or scientific tools (thermometers, microscopes, rulers, graduated cylinders)

• scientific experiment

• make observations

• scientific method

• create a hypothesis

What is an inference and where do you think this person is going based on your inference?

What do we call the specific steps used by scientists to carry out an experiment?

• Scientific Method

• Experiment

• Collecting Data

• Conclusion

Something that needs to be solved and written as a question is call the ________________________.

Example: How does fertilizer affect plant growth?

• answer

• analysis

• problem

• experiment

Something that needs to be solved and written as an if, then statement _________________________.

Example: If we place fertilizer on a plant, then it will grow taller.

• experiment

• observation

• inference

• hypothesis

The procedure used to test the hypothesis is called an _______________________.

• hypothesis

• experiment

• data collection

• conclusion

This group within an experiment Does NOT receive the treatment and is used for the comparison.

Examples: Water, no drug (placebo pill)

• Experimental Group

• Observation Group

• Control Group

• Directional Group

This group gets the treatment you are testing.

Examples: Drug, Amount of sunlight

• Experimental Group

• Control Group

• Variable Group

• Individual Group

What is the name of the variable scientist controls, changes, and tests.

The “If” part of experiment.

• Independent Variable

• Constant

• Dependent Variable

• Scientific Method

The variable that changes due to the independent variable.

Data you collect and the “Then” part of experiment.

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Observation

• Inference