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Independent variables

Dependent variables

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Characteristics ofScience

$100 Question from Vocabulary

A body of knowledge that explains the natural world.

$100 Answer from Vocabulary

Science!

$200 Question from Vocabulary

Using your 5 senses to gather information

$200 Answer fromVocabulary

Observation!

$300 Question from Vocabulary

A tentative explanation that can be TESTED

$300 Answer from Vocabulary

Hypothesis

$400 Question from Vocabulary

Information gathered from observations

$400 Answer from Vocabulary

Data!

$500 Question from Vocabulary

A factor in an experiment that can change

$500 Answer from Vocabulary

Variable

$100 Question from Processes of Science

The variable that is CHANGED/ TESTED in an experiment

$100 Answer from Processes of Science

Independent variable!

$200 Question from Processes of Science

The group that receives no treatment

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Control group!

$300 Question from Processes of Science

The variable that is OBSERVED/ MEASURED in an experiment

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Dependent variable!

$400 Question from Processes of Science

A simple method scientists use to conductan investigation

$400 Answer from Processes of Science

Scientific Method

$500 Question from Processes of Science

Name at least 3 steps in the“scientific method”

$500 Answer from Processes of Science

1. Form a hypothesis2. Write a procedure3. Conduct an experiment4. Record Results5. Collect data6. Analyze data7. Form conclusion8. Communicate results

$100 Question from Independent Variables

A florist wants to see if Product X will extend the life of cut flowers so that they last longer.

What is the independent variable?

$100 Answer from Independent Variables

Product X

$200 Question from Independent Variables

Orchids were observed to determine if the amount of humidity affected the flowering of

these plants.

Which of these was the independent variable in this study?

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Amount of humidity

$300 Question from Independent Variables

You want to test a new drug that supposedly prevents sneezing in people

allergic to grass.

What is the independent variable?

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New drug

$400 Question from Independent Variables

An entomologist (bug scientist) wants to determine if temperature changes how

many times a cricket chirps.

What is the independent variable?

$400 Answer from Independent Variables

Temperature

$500 Question from Independent Variables

The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive.

What is the independent variable?

$500 Answer from Independent Variables

Amount of water

$100 Question from Dependent Variables

A florist wants to see if Product X will extend the life of cut flowers so that they

last longer.

What is the dependent variable?

$100 Answer from Dependent Variables

Life of cut flowers

$200 Question from Dependent Variables

Orchids were observed to determine if the amount of humidity affected the

flowering of these plants.

What is the dependent variable?

$200 Answer from Dependent Variables

Flowering of plants

$300 Question from Dependent Variables

You want to test a new drug that supposedly prevents sneezing in people

allergic to grass.

What is the dependent variable?

$300 Answer from Dependent Variables

Whether or not sneezing stops

$400 Question from Dependent Variables

An entomologist (bug scientist) wants to determine if temperature changes how many

times a cricket chirps.

What is the dependent variable?

$400 Answer from Dependent Variables

Number of times a cricket chirps

$500 Question from Dependent Variables

The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive.

What is the dependent variable?

$500 Answer from Dependent Variables

Height of plants

$100 Question from Characteristics of Science

Science, non-science, or pseudoscience:

Magic

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Non-science

$200 Question from Characteristics of Science

Science, non-science, or pseudoscience:

Astrology

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Pseudoscience

$300 Question from Characteristics of Science

Science, non-science, or pseudoscience:

Studying whether or not cats always land on their feet from a height of 10 feet or

below

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Science

$400 Question from Characteristics of Science

Which of the following is a scientific statement?

#1 Some plants eat meat.OR

#2 Extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth.

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#1

$500 Question from Characteristics of Science

What does the acronym CONPTT stand for?

$500 Answer from Characteristics of Science

ConsistentObservable

NaturalPredictable

TestableTentative

Final Jeopardy

Design an experiment to determine whether earthworms are more attracted to perfume or

vinegar.

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