Scientific Method Flashcards

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1
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What are the 7 Steps of the Scientific Method?

A

1) Ask a Question / State the Problem
2) Research
3) Hypothesis
4) Experiment
5) Analyze Data
6) Conclusion
7) Share the Results

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In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

We clearly define the thing we will be studying

A

Ask a Question / State the Problem

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In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

We find out all we can about what we are studying

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Research

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4
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In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

Educated guess, prediction, written as an If….Then statement

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Hypothesis

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In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

We do this to test the hypothesis
I.V. - I change the independent variable
D.V. - it is what is MEASURED

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Experiment

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In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

Put it all together and figure out what it means (bar graph, pie chart)

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Analyze Data

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7
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In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

Compare data to the hypothesis and state whether the hypothesis is supported or not

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Conclusion

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In which step of the Scientific Method does this take place:

Scientists tell the world about their experiment, their peers (other scientists) either tell what is wrong or congratulate them

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Share the Results

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What kind of variable is this:

What I change, what is changed on purpose

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Independent Variable

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What kind of variable is this

The part of the experiment that is measured by the scientist

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Dependent Variable

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What kind of variable is this

Manipulated variable

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Independent Variable

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What kind of variable is this

Changes as a results of the independent variable

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Dependent variable

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What kind of variable is this

the IF part of the hypothesis

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Independent Variable

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What kind of variable is this

The THEN part of the hypothesis

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Dependent Variable

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What kind of variable is this

All of the parts of the experiment that must remain the same

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Constant

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16
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What kind of variable is this

The part of the experiment that does not receive the Independent Variable

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Control

17
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What kind of variable is this

It must be included in every experiment

A

Control

18
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Not keeping your things constant makes your data _____

A

Invalid

19
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This is a very difficult part of the experiment. Peer review often finds things wrong with this

A

Constant

20
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You compare the parts of the experiment that receive the independent variable (IV), experiment group, with this other group

A

Control Group

21
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Without this in an experiment , we can’t understand how much change really occurred due to the independent variable

A

Control

22
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A variable is something you can _____ in an experiment

A

Change

23
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The two types of variables are ____ and ____

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Dependent and Independent

24
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The variable that the scientist changes is the ____

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Independent Variable

25
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The variable that changes as a result and is measured is the ____

A

Dependent Variable

26
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The ____ is an educated guess. It is also called an If Then Statement

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Hypothesis