Scientific Method Pop Quiz

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1. If you don't collect this, you won't be able to do a graph.

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You must keep a log book of what you observe and measure. If you don't, your experiment is not an experiment.

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2. This statement should be in the form of "If-Then" because it is your prediction of what will happen.

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Your hypothesis is your educated guess. Remember not to say "I think" or "I believe". Always use "If_____ then ______.".

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3. Before you begin your experiment, you must ask a question.  The question is the _______________.

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Your question is your problem. You must have a problem before you can have an experiment.

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4. You must have this in order to proceed with your experiment or you won't know what to do.  Someone should be able to do your experiment by following this.

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You must list your experiment in steps; this is your procedure. It helps to start with 1 and ask yourself, what is the first thing I will do in my experiment?

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5. These are the factors that stay the same throughout your experiment.

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Factors that are kept the same are controlled factors.

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6. When you record data, you will need to use these two types of observations: _________ and _________________.

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You will make quantitative and qualitative observations. Quantitative is your measurements (numbers) and qualitative is using your senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste).

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7. This is the variable that you can change.

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The independent variable is the one variable you will change during your experiment; it is the thing that you manipulate.

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8. This is what you are observing and measuring in the experiment.

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The dependent variable is the variable you will be observing and measuring.

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If you don't collect this, you won't be able to do a graph.
This statement should be in the form of "If-Then" because it...
Before you begin your experiment, you must ask a question.  The...
You must have this in order to proceed with your experiment or you...
These are the factors that stay the same throughout your experiment.
When you record data, you will need to use these two types of...
This is the variable that you can change.
This is what you are observing and measuring in the experiment.
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