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 thing you do when performing the scientific method?

• Make a conclusion
• make an observation
• solve a problem
• experiment

What do you do after you come up with your hypothesis?

• Conclude
• Test your hypothesis
• Do a victory dance
• Tell your teacher

What does every scientific experiment begin with?

• a hypothesis
• a conclusion
• procedures
• a question or problem

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change
• keep the same
• experiment with
• investigate

The variable that you measure is the -

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Controlled Variable

• Repeated Trial

How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?

• one
• two
• three
• as many as possible

Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

• Distance traveled by the ball
• Height of the ramp
• Mass of the ball

When a experiment is completed and the same results are given over and over again, then the hypothesis becomes a ________.

• Date

• Theory

• Conclusion

• Result

Variable that the scientist keeps CONSTANT or the SAME. 

• Control Variable
• Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable