The Scientific Method

Question 1

What is the scientific method ?

Answer 1

The Scientific Method involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a natural occurrence.

Question 2

What is a testable question?

Answer 2

A testable question is one that can be answered by designing and carrying out an experiment.

Question 3

What two variables affect a testable question?

Answer 3

-Independent variable
-Dependent variable

Question 4

What is a dependent variable and where is its position in a graph and table?

Answer 4

-Dependent variable is something that we measure in an experiment
-It’s placed on the y-axis
-It placed on the right hand side of a table.

Question 5

What is a independent variable and where is its position in a graph and table?

Answer 5

-Something that we will change in an experiment
-It’s placed on the x-axis
-It’s on the left hand side of the table

Question 6

How to write a testable question?

Answer 6

• Does changing the independent variable affect the dependent variable.