Test 1 - Scientific Method

Question 0

Why do we use the scientific method?

Answer 0

It is an organized way of solving a problem that is used unconsciously daily.

Question 1

What are the steps of the scientific method?

Answer 1

Establish a problem
Form a hypothesis
Observe and record the data
Classify and analyze the data
Verify your answer
Predict your outcomes

Question 2

What does the problem have to be?

Answer 2

Observable
Measurable
Repeatable

Question 3

What are the steps to establishing a problem?

Answer 3

Defining and researching the problem

Question 4

What is a hypothesis?

Answer 4

An educated guess about how to solve the problem

Question 5

What can be found after researching and defining the problem?

Answer 5

A solution

Question 6

When can you find the solution?

Answer 6

After researching and defining the problem

Question 7

Where does the experiment happen?

Answer 7

Observing and recording the data

Question 8

What are the three parts of experiments?

Answer 8

Variables, controls, and constant

Question 9

What is the independent variable?

Answer 9

What is added to solve the problem

Question 10

What does the independent variable effect?

Answer 10

The dependent variable

Question 11

Which variable is the “if” part of the hypothesis?

Answer 11

Independent variable

Question 12

Where do you graph the independent variable?

Answer 12

X axis

Question 13

What are two definitions for dependent variable?

Answer 13

What is being tested and

The problem we are trying to solve

Question 14

What does the dependent variable do?

Answer 14

Responds to the independent variable

Question 15

What part of the hypothesis is the dependent variable?

Answer 15

The “then” part

Question 16

Where is the dependent variable graphed?

Answer 16

The y axis

Question 17

What is a constant?

Answer 17

What is kept the same

Question 18

How many variables are tested during an experiment?

Answer 18

1

Question 19

What is the control group?

Answer 19

The group that doesn’t experience the change

Question 20

Why is there a control group?

Answer 20

To see if the independent variable works

Question 21

What is one thing not all experiments have?

Answer 21

A control groou

Question 22

How do you classify data?

Answer 22

Put it in a chart or table

Question 23

What is involved in analyzing the data?

Answer 23

Looking at the data for trends of support for the hypothesis

Question 24

How do you verify your answer?

Answer 24

Redo the experiment

Compare your data with other lab groups

Question 25

What is predicting outcomes?

Answer 25

If the problem resurfaces you will know what to do

Question 26

What is one fact about the problem?

Answer 26

It has limitations

Question 27

What do you have to do when defining the problem?

Answer 27

Make it specific

Question 28

What do you do when researching the problem?

Answer 28

Look up a solution

Talk to a qualified person

Question 29

What are the two kinds of variables?

Answer 29

Independent and dependent

Question 30

What problem did we use?

Answer 30

Jordan smelled

Question 31

Define our problem.

Answer 31

Jordan’s feet smell

Question 32

What was our hypothesis?

Answer 32

If you wash Jordan’s feet twice a day for one week, then the smell will go away.

Question 33

What was the independent variable in our experiment?

Answer 33

Jordan washing his feet

Question 34

What was the dependent variable?

Answer 34

The smell