Scientific Method video

The Scientific method creates a framework to what? how does it find the what?

How many steps of the scientific method are there in the video? Name one and example it.

A scientific question needs to be testable? Why is that?

What do you think makes a good scientific question?

Answer explanation

A questions that aims to answer the specifics to the questions. Example from the video was what kinds of liquids can be turned into popping boba?

Why would you start with a general question then change it after you do some background research?

Why would you do background research on your question?

Why would you create a hypothesis for your question?

Answer explanation

What is the purpose of a hypothesis for any study? To provide direction for research by identifying the expected outcome. A hypothesis posed as a declarative statement predicts an expected outcome.

Give an example of independent and dependent variables

Answer explanation

Let's take the example of “Test Scores”. You want to see the effect of studying or sleeping on a test score. In the example, “test score” is the dependent variable. “Studying” or “sleeping” is the independent variable because these factors impact how much a student scores on the test.

What is a controlled variable and give an example of it?

What is the importance of a variable to an experiment?