01_Scientific Method and The Nature of Science
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The Eight Steps of the Scientific Method. (O, A, H, D, C, G, C, P) | Observation, Ask a question, Hypothesis, Design the experiment, Collect data, Graph, Conclusion, Publish |
| What phrase helps you remember the eight steps of the Scientific Method? | On A Hot Day Come Get Cold Punch |
| Which variable is usually on the x-axis? | Independent variable |
| Which variable is usually on the Y- axis? | Dependent Variable |
| This is the variable that the scientist is changing or manipulating. | Independent Variable |
| This is the variable the the scientists monitors, watches or OBSERVES for change. | Dependent Variable |
| Science does not try to prove something is "right" but instead tries to find the __________ _____________ to a natural phenomenon. | best explanation |
| What are our five senses? | Smell, taste, touch, sight, hear |
| What is the name of the type magazine that scientists send their work to be published in? | A Peer Reviewed Journal |
| What number does the prefix Kilo represent? | One Thousand |
| How many millimeters are in one centimeter? | 10 |
| How many milligrams are in one centigram? | 10 |
| What basic unit do scientists use to measure LENGTH? | The Meter |
| What basic unit do scientists use to measure Volume? | The Liter |
| What basic unit do scientists use to measure mass? | grams |
| How many grams is 50 cg? | 0.50g or 1/2 g |
| What is a triple beam balance is used to measure? | mass |
| How many mL is 15 cubic centimeters? | 15ml = 15 cc |
| The amount of liquid pushed out of the way by a submerged object | The displacement |
| How do you determine the volume of a cube? | Length X Width X Height |
| What tool do we use to measure liquid volume in lab? | Graduated Cylinder |
| What part of the meniscus do you use to measure using a graduated cylinder | The bottom |
| When other scientists can follow an experiments design and come up with similar results, they say the experiment is _______________ | reproducible |
| This is the measure of the amount of matter in an object | mass |
| This is the measure of the amount of space an object takes up | volume |
| The measure of amount of mass in an object divided by the volume of the object | density |
| Hot air rises because hot air is less ________ than colder air. | dense |
| Increasing how many times you do an experiment or increasing the number of test subjects is increasing the __________ ____________ which can make your data more accurate. | sample size |
| The four parts of a conclusion. | 1) Restate your hypothesis 2) Discuss the data 3) Explain how the data supports or refutes your hypothesis 4) Discuss possible errors and suggest improvements to the experiment |
| This is population in a study that does NOT have anything done to it. | The Control Group. |
| This is the group in an experiment that has something done to it. | The Test Group. |
| Why do we have a "Standard" of measurement? | We agree on a standard measure of length like the meter so that everyone understands each other. |
| What does "SI" stand for? | Système international d'unités or International System of Units |
| How many centimeters are in a meter? | 100 |
| How many meters are in a dekameter? | 10 |
| How many meters in a decimeter? | 1/10 or 0.10 |
| 500 meters is how many Kilometers | 1/2km or 0.5 km |
| 1.75 liters = how many cL? | 175 cL |
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