Scientific Method Review (8)

What of these are steps of the scientific method? (Check all that apply)

• Ask questions

• Make a hypothesis

• Conduct an experiment

• Record results

• Share results

What is the First step in the scientific method?

• Gather information

• Make a hypothesis

• Ask questions

• Conduct an experiment

• Record results

What is the Last step in the scientific method?

• Record results

• Make a hypothesis

• Ask questions

• Conduct an experiment

• Share results

What units do we use to take scientific measurements?

• Customary (Pounds, feet, ect.)

• Metric (Meters, liters, ect.)

What are the Constants?

• The thing that is changed on purpose in the experiment

• The thing that is measured

• The things that stay the same

• The comparison group

What is the Independent Variable (IV)?

• The thing that is changed on purpose in the experiment

• The thing that is measured

• The things that stay the same

• The comparison group

What is the Control?

• The thing that is changed on purpose in the experiment

• The thing that is measured

• The things that stay the same

• The comparison group

What is the Dependent Variable (DV)?

• The thing that is changed on purpose in the experiment

• The thing that is measured

• The things that stay the same

• The comparison group

Janie is doing an experiment to see which brand of dish soap cleans her plates the best. She washes one plate in plain water, one in Dawn dish soap, and one Walmart brand. She washes each plate for one minute. She then counts the dirt specks left on each plate.

What is the Independent Variable (IV) in this experiment?

• The type of dish soap used

• The number of dirt specks left on the plate

• The plate washed in water

• How long she scrubbed the plate for

Janie is doing an experiment to see which brand of dish soap cleans her plates the best. She washes one plate in plain water, one in Dawn dish soap, and one Walmart brand. She washes each plate for one minute. She then counts the dirt specks left on each plate.

What is the Control in this experiment?

• The type of dish soap used

• The number of dirt specks left on the plate

• The plate washed in water

• How long she scrubbed the plate for