What is the definition of the Scientific Method?
A systematic approach to learning based on observation and experimentation.
What 3 characteristics of science does the Scientific Method follow?
- Evidence based.
- Objective and Unbiased.
- Logical and Organized.
What are the six steps to Scientific Method?
- Make an observation.
- Ask a testable question/ State a problem.
- Forming a hypothesis.
- Test the hypothesis with an experiment and analyze the data.
- Accept the hypothesis, or reject and retest.
- Draw conclusion.
What are the two types of observations scientists make using the Scientific Method?
Qualitative and Quantitative.
What is the definition of Quantitative?
Numerical, measurable qualities of an event or object.
What is the definition of Qualitative?
Descriptive, non-numerical qualities of an event or object.
What is the definition of a Scientific Question?
A question that comes from observations and can be tested with an experiment.
What are the phrases that Scientific Questions relate two observations to?
Cause, make, result in, and affect.
When writing testable questions, what number of variables do the questions need to include?
Two variables.
What is the variable to be changed known as?
Independent Variable.
What is the variable where change is observed known as?
Dependent Variable.
Read the possible sentence frame. “Will increasing/decreasing _______ cause ________?” What is this sentence frame known as?
Independent.
Read the possible sentence frame. “How does __________ affect ________?” What is this sentence frame known as?
Dependent.
Let’s practice. Read this possible sentence frame. Then answer the question. “Donovan is interested in studying how exposure to music at different volumes affects plant growth.” Is this possible sentence frame known as Qualitative, Quantitative, or a Testable Question?
Testable Question.
Let’s practice a little bit more. Read this possible sentence frame. Then answer the question. “Maria wants to study how the different diets of DEHS basketball players affect their free throw averages.” Is this possible sentence frame known as Qualitative, Quantitative, or a Testable Question?
Testable Question.
What is the definition of Variables?
In science, when scientists change one thing and see how the other thing responds.
