Scientific Method and Intro to Measurement

What is step 1 of the scientific method?

• State the problem

• Perform an experiment

• Make a conclusion

• Share your results

True or False?

The Dependent Variable (DV) is what is being measured

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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True or False?

The Independent Variable (IV) is the "I change"

• True

• False

What is a hypothesis?

• The results of an experiment

• Internal balance

• A type of graph

• An educated guess or prediction

Which of these choices is the Independent variable?

Does the flavor of lollipop effect how quickly it dissolves?

• The color of lollipop

• How quickly it dissolves

• Flavor of lollipop

Which of these is the Independent variable?

Does adding fertilizer increase plant growth?

• Plant Growth

• Adding fertilizer

• Type of fertilizer

• Plant shrinkage

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of these is the dependent variable?

Does the shape of the pasta effect how quickly it cooks?

• Shape of pasta

• Time it takes to cook pasta

• Flavor of pasta

What is the first thing scientists do when starting the scientific method?

• test their hypothesis
• make observations
• conduct an experiment
• write down their results

Series of steps followed by scientists to answer questions.

• hypothesis

• experiment

• scientific method

• conclusion

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Which of these is the dependent variable?

Does listening to music while studying increase test scores?

• Listening to music

• Test scores

• Type of music