Jeopardy Game Scientific Method Review

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Question 1 The procedure scientists use to help them explain why things happen is called…? The Scientific Method Check Answer

Question 2 This is what you’re trying to find out. It’s always written in the form of a question. The problem or question Check Answer

Question 3 The use of the five senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or touching) to collect information. Observation Check Answer

Question 4 This is a conclusion that is made after making observations. An inference Check Answer

Question 5 This is an educated prediction about what will happen in your experiment. hypothesis Check Answer

Question 6 These are what you do NOT change in the experiment. Controlled variables (constants) Check Answer

Question 7 Pieces of information that a scientist will gather and look at. Data Check Answer

Question 8 These are what you DO change in the experiment. Independent variables Check Answer

Question 9 Analyze data and summarize findings during this stage of the scientific method. The Conclusion Check Answer

Question 10 These change in response to the independent variable. Dependent variables Ex. If more water is added, then the height of the plant will change. Check Answer

Question 11 True or False? Always repeat your experiment. True…to rule out any errors! Check Answer

Question 12 True or False? Inferences can be “off the wall.” (crazy) False…they must make sense based on your observations. Check Answer

Question 13 True or False? In the hypothesis, “If I add salt to the water that I use for my plants, then the plants will wilt,” adding salt is the dependent variable. False – it is the independent variable. Check Answer

Question 14 True or False? Variables in an experiment always change. False…controlled (constants) always remain the same from trial to trial in an experiment. Check Answer

Question 15 True or False? In the hypothesis, “If I increase how bright the porch light is, then it will attract more insects, attracting more insects is the dependent variable. True, you will be able to count the number of insects. Check Answer

Question 16 Give a reason why it is important to calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation after completing an experiment. To show that your data values are accurate by comparing them to the mean. Check Answer

Question 17 If you throw different airplanes with the same force but they travel different distances, what is the dependent variable? The distance they travel (depends on what was changed on the plane) Check Answer

Question 18 True or False? You organize your data in a chart or graph before you design your experiment. False! You can’t organize data before you’ve done the experiment! Check Answer

Question 19 What are examples of human errors in scientific experiments? Miscounting or inaccurate measurements. Check Answer

Question 20 If you’re looking at a picture of a child playing in sand, which would be the observation… the child is smiling or the child is at the beach? The child is smiling. How do you know they’re at the beach? That would be an inference. They could be in a sandbox. Check Answer