Scientific Method Review

Information you obtain through your senses, such as touch, sound and sight.

• observation
• hypothesis
• question
• conclusion

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

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

How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?

• two

• as many as possible

• four

• one

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True
• False

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid: water, apple juice, or milk. What variables should be kept constant/controlled? 

• type of plant, flower pot,  soil, and amount of sunlight
• water, apple juice, milk
• only the amount of sunlight
• type of plant only

What is being measured or the result/effect of this experiment?

• ramp height
• the speed that the ball rolls
• type of ball

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

The part of the experiment that remains unaffected by the independent variable. Used to compare dependent variable to.

• constants

• control group

• independent

• dependent