Scientific Method

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

What is an independent variable?

• What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

• What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change

• What happens when you do an experiment

• What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

What is a dependent variable?

• What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

• What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change

• What happens when you do an experiment

• What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.

• recognize a problem
• test the hypothesis with an experiment
• form a hypothesis
• draw conclusions  

Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.

In the scenario above what would Stephen's independent variable be if he were to do an experiment?

• soil

• electric current

• how fast the plant grows

• seeds  

Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.

In the scenario above what would Stephen's dependent variable be if he were to do an experiment?

• soil

• electric current

• how fast the plant grows

• seeds  

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

An explanation based on repeated experimentation and observation.

• law

• theory

• hypothesis

• experiment