Scientific Method

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Data

• Conclusion

• No Horse Play

• Observe a problem

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas

• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

• To be unaware of your surroundings

• The question that you want an answer to.

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Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

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What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?

• the paper used
• the type of paper airplane
• the distance of each plane's flight
• how hard the plane is thrown

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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

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 

• Type of fertilizer
• Size of sunflower
• type of sun flower

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the dependent variable 

• Type of fertilizer
• Size of sunflower
• Type of sunflower

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

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Following

Carey and Justin are raising money to purchase books for the library. The more money they raise, the more books they will be able to purchase for the library.

Which of the variables is dependent?

• amount of money raised

• number of books