Working Scientifically

___________ data collection is when data is measured descriptively.

_____________ data collection is when data is measured in numbers.

What is the missing step in the scientific process?

• Inquiry Question

• Hypothesis

• Aim

• Method

Name this step in the scientific process

A step-by-step description of how to perform an operation or process

When conducting a scientific investigation, how many variables are tested in a controlled experiment?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 0

Which of the following terms refers to the variable that is manipulated (changed) by the experimenter?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

Which of the following terms refers to the variable that you have no control over, that is measured or recorded as a result of conducting an experiment?

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

Which is the dependent variable on this graph?

What does secondary sourced mean?

A group of plants receives the same amounts of sunlight but different amount of water at different times of the day to determine if it affected the amount of growth. What is the controlled variable?

• Amount of water

• Amount of sunlight

• Amount of growth

• The same person collecting the data each time