1. 9/19 & 9/20 - 7th Grade Agenda Science Notebook: Scientific Method
Measuring Liquid Volume Lab
Video: Life in the Undergrowth
Reminder: Thinking like a Scientist & Scientific method quiz on 9/26 & 9/27

2. Scientific Process Observe Pose a Question Develop a Hypothesis
Predict
Experiment and collect data

3. Scientific Inquiry stigate anations
Scientific Inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists inve_______ the natural world and pose expl__________ based on the evidence they gather.
stigate
anations

4. 1st Step: Posing Questions
Scientific Inquiry often begins with a problem or question about an obse_________.
rvation

5. 2nd Step: Hypothesis anations
Hypothesis is a possible expl_______ for a set of observation or answer to a scientific question
anations

6. 3rd Step: Design an Experiment
An experiment in which only one var______ is manipulated at a time is called a controlled experiment
Why is only one variable manipulated?
iable

7. 4th Step: Collecting and Interpreting Data
Data are the facts, figures, and other evi_______ gathered through observations.
It is usually a data or a chart
dence

8. 5th Step: Drawing Conclusions
A conclusion is a summary of what you have lea_____ from an experiment.
rned

9. 6th Step: Communicating
Communicating is sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and sp______.
eaking

10. What is the difference between Manipulated Variable and Responding Variable?
Manipulated Variable: Type of water that you give to plants
Responding Variable: Height of the plant

11. Manipulated Variable (Also known as Independent Variable)
The one variable that is purposely cha______ in an experiment is called the manipulated variable.
nged

12. Responding Variable (Also known as Dependent Variable)
The factor that may change in resp_____ to the manipulated variable is called the responding variable
onse

13. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable?
When I lower the light the crickets chirp louder

14. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable?
Plants exposed to rock & roll music grow taller than plants not exposed to music

15. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable?
students who have eaten breakfast score higher on tests than students who have not eaten breakfast.

16. Control Sugar Water Water
A control is part of the experiment to which you can compare the results of the other tests. In the control, the conditions are the s____ except for the manipulated variable.
ame
Sugar Water
Water

17. Operational Definition
Operational definition is a statement that describes how to mea_____ a variable or define a term. For example, in the cricket experiment, what sound will count as a single chirp?
sure