Unit 1: Test Review The Scientific Method

Jeopardy Scientific Method Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Vocabulary 1 Vocabulary 2 Scientific Method General Controls and Variables Measurement Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Vocabulary 1 What you do not change in an experiment is called a ______________.

$100 Answer from Vocabulary 1 Constant

$200 Question from Vocabulary 1 The information you collect during an experiment is called ______________.

$200 Answer from Vocabulary 1 Data

$300 Question from Vocabulary 1 What you can write or display based on the data collected from an experiment is called ___________________.

$300 Answer from Vocabulary 1 Conclusion

$400 Question from Vocabulary 1 Define an Independent variable.

$400 Answer from Vocabulary 1 The part of an experiment that is changed and tested.

$500 Question from Vocabulary 1 A placebo is…

$500 Answer from Vocabulary 1 A fake item

$100 Question from Vocabulary 2 Part of an experiment that varies (changes)

$100 Answer from vocabulary 2 Variable

$200 Question from Vocabulary 2 A set of procedures used to test a question is called ______________.

$200 Answer from Vocabulary 2 Experiment

$300 Question from Vocabulary 2 A dependent Variable is…

$300 Answer from Vocabulary 2 The part of the experiment that is affected by the independent variable (what you are measuring or looking for)

$400 Question from Vocabulary 2 A hypothesis is…

$400 Answer from Vocabulary 2 A predicted (educated guess) of an outcome

$100 Question from Measurement

$100 Answer from measurement 9.9 cm

$200 Question from Measurement What is the tool Called?

$200 Answer from measurement A graduate

$300 Question from measurement Measure the amount of water. (include units)

$300 Answer from measurement 43 mL

$400 Question from measurement What is the name of the tool shown?

$400 Answer from measurement Triple Beam Balance

$500 Question from measurement How much weight is in the picture? (include units)

$500 Answer from measurement 265.7 grams

$100 Question from Variables and Controls How many variables are tested in an experiment?

$100 Answer from Variables and Controls One

$200 Question from Variables and Controls Identify the independent variable: Mary is testing which cooking spray works best, PAM or Kroger brand. She bakes a banana bread with PAM and bakes another banana bread with the Kroger brand cooking spray and sees which sticks less.

$200 Answer from Variables and Controls PAM vs. Kroger Brand Cooking Spray

$300 Question from Variables and Controls Identify the Independent Variable: Joe wants to see how tall his bean plants will grow with different amounts of fertilizers. He plants four bean plants. One with no fertilizer and the other three with different amounts of the fertilizer.

$300 Answer from Variables and Controls Amount of fertilizer on bean plants

$400 Question from Variables and Controls Identify the Dependent Variable: Joe wants to see how tall his bean plants will grow with different amounts of fertilizers. He plants four bean plants. One with no fertilizer and the other three with different amounts of the fertilizer.

$400 Answer from Variables and Controls Height of the bean plants

$500 Question from Variables and Controls In penny lab 1, why was the data everywhere? Example data: Trial Number of Drops 1 34 2 5 3 56 4 67 12

$500 Answer from Variables and Controls We did not control our variables

$100 Question from Scientific Method General True or False: If the experiment you have done turned out completely opposite from what you thought, you must prove why your hypothesis is rejected in your conclusion using that data you’ve collected.

$100 Answer from Scientific Method General True

$200 Question from Scientific Method General The scientific method is used for…

$200 Answer from Scientific Method General Process to solving scientific problems. (A way of thinking and gathering knowledge that is both reliable and accurate.)

$300 Question from Scientific Method General True or False: If your hypothesis was incorrect, then the experiment was a failure.

$300 Answer from Scientific Method General False Explain why in your conclusion using your data and be sure to reject your hypothesis.

$400 Question from Scientific Method General True or False: Data are the facts that you collect from your experiment, while the conclusion is your interpretation of what the data means.

$400 Answer from Scientific Method General True

$500 Question from Scientific Method General Identify mistakes made: Garry decides he wants to test which boils faster regular Coke or Diet Coke. He takes two pots one made of aluminum, another made from cast iron. He measures out 50 mL of regular coke and 100 mL of diet coke. He places both on the stove and turns one to medium heat and the other to medium high heat. He waits until the first one boils, turns off the stove. He does not collect any data.

$500 Answer from Scientific Method General TOO many variables! Different types of metal pots Different amounts of coke/diet coke One on medium, one on high heat Doesn’t wait for both to boil Doesn’t collect any data

Final Jeopardy Create a hypothesis from this scientific question: Does smoking cigarettes increase your risk of getting lung cancer?

Final Jeopardy Answer If you smoke cigarettes, then you have a greater chance of getting lung cancer because the chemicals in the cigarettes cause lung cancer.