Scientific Method

A method used by scientists to answer questions.

• variable method

• scientific method

• conclusion

• observation method

Information collected during an experiment.

• variable

• purpose

• controlled variable

• data

Educated guess to a question.

• lucky

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• scientific method

The variable that you change for the experiment.

• manipulated

• responding

• controlled

• data

The variable that is used to compare.

• manipulated

• controlled

• responding

• conclusion

The variable that is used to compare.

• manipulated

• controlled

• responding

• conclusion

Research question: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?

• How far they kick the soccer ball
• who the person is
• how well they do on the math test
• Type of soccer ball.

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Compound

Which variable depends on what is done at the beginning of an experiment?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Following

Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• how much gas is put into the car

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4