Scientific Method, Measurement, and Lab Safety Review 1

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change on purpose
• control or keep constant
• measure

The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________. Hint: this is the variable that is the result or effect

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control variable

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

• Things that do not change in an experiment. It's the variable(s) that stays the same.

• It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

• It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?

• two

• as many as possible

• four

• one

What is the dependent variable of the graph?

• Grade
• Number of Students

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

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

Josie was performing an experiment where she grew the same kind of tomatoes in the same soil and amount of water.  She sat one in the sun and one in a closet for 14 days.  What is the independent variable?

• tomatoes
• soil
• sunlight
• water

Susan said, “If I fertilize my geranium plants, then they will have more flowers.”

• recognize a problem

• test the hypothesis with an experiment

• form a hypothesis

• draw conclusions

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system