Unit 1- Thinking Like a Scientist

Question 1

What are the 7 steps of the Scientific Method?

Answer 1

1. Observation
2. Question
3. Research
4. Hypothesis
5. Experiment
6. Analysis
7. Conclusion

Question 2

Independent Variable

Answer 2

What you are CHANGING in an experiment

Question 3

Dependent Variable

Answer 3

What you are measuring in an experiment

Question 4

Controlled Variables

Answer 4

What you are keeping the same between experimental groups

Question 5

Control Group

Answer 5

A group not exposed to the treatment or factor being tested

Question 6

Qualitative Data

Answer 6

data depicting qualities or characteristics observable using your 5 senses (hair color, taste, texture)

Question 7

Quantitative Data

Answer 7

numerical data that is countable or measurable (age, height, mass)

Question 8

accuracy

Answer 8

how close an answer is to the true value

Question 9

precision

Answer 9

how close an answer is to another answer

Question 10

mass

Answer 10

a measure of how much matter an object contains (grams)

Question 11

volume

Answer 11

the amount of space an object occupies (cm^3 or mL)

Question 12

density

Answer 12

how tightly material is packed together (g/mL)