Unit 1: Test Review
The Scientific
Method
Jeopardy
Vocabulary
1
Vocabulary
Controls and
Measurement
2
Variables
Scientific Method
General
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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
5
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
Scientific ideas come from __________ findings during an investigation.
A.
B.
C.
D.
traditional
predicted
expected
unexpected
$200 Answer from Scientific
Method General
D. unexpected
$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
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.
$400 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
$500 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.
$500 Answer from Scientific
Method General
True
Final Jeopardy
The scientific method is used for…
Final Jeopardy Answer
Process to solving scientific problems.
(A way of thinking and gathering
knowledge that is both
reliable and accurate.)