Scientific Method Scenarios – Flashcards

Sarah and Becky are tired of having cold feet while waiting for the school bus to come in the morning. They decide to design an experiment to test the effectiveness of wool, cotton and nylon as insulators. They fill identical bottles with 200 ml of water at 100 C and place inside each sock. They take the temperature of the water after 20 minutes What is the independent variable?

Sarah and Becky are tired of having cold feet while waiting for the school bus to come in the morning. They decide to design an experiment to test the effectiveness of wool, cotton and nylon as insulators. They fill identical bottles with 200 ml of water at 100 C and place inside each sock. They take the temperature of the water after 20 minutes What is the dependent variable?

Sarah and Becky are tired of having cold feet while waiting for the school bus to come in the morning. They decide to design an experiment to test the effectiveness of wool, cotton and nylon as insulators. They fill identical bottles with 200 ml of water at 100 C and place inside each sock. They take the temperature of the water after 20 minutes What is a constant?

A group of middle school students were given a short course in speed reading. The instructor was curious if a monetary incentive would influence performance on a reading test taken at the end of the course.Half the students were offered $5 for obtaining a certain level of performance on the test, the other half were not offered money. What is the independent variable?

A group of middle school students were given a short course in speed reading. The instructor was curious if a monetary incentive would influence performance on a reading test taken at the end of the course.Half the students were offered $5 for obtaining a certain level of performance on the test, the other half were not offered money. What is the dependent variable?

A group of middle school students were given a short course in speed reading. The instructor was curious if a monetary incentive would influence performance on a reading test taken at the end of the course.Half the students were offered $5 for obtaining a certain level of performance on the test, the other half were not offered money. What is the hypothesis?

Brad will grow four flats of eggplants (25 plants/flat) for 5 days. The eggplants will then be fertilized as follows: Flat A: 450 g of 3-month-old fish stick compost Flat B: 450 g of 6-month old fish stick compost Flat C: 450 g of 12 month-old fish stick compost Flat D: 0 g of fish stick compost The eggplants received the same amount of sunlight and water each day. At the end of 30 days the students will record the height of the plants (cm) and then throw a party featuring fish sticks. What is the independent variable?

Brad will grow four flats of eggplants (25 plants/flat) for 5 days. The eggplants will then be fertilized as follows: Flat A: 450 g of 3-month-old fish stick compost Flat B: 450 g of 6-month old fish stick compost Flat C: 450 g of 12 month-old fish stick compost Flat D: 0 g of fish stick compost The eggplants received the same amount of sunlight and water each day. At the end of 30 days the students will record the height of the plants (cm) and then throw a party featuring fish sticks. What is the dependent variable?

Brad will grow four flats of eggplants (25 plants/flat) for 5 days. The eggplants will then be fertilized as follows: Flat A: 450 g of 3-month-old fish stick compost Flat B: 450 g of 6-month old fish stick compost Flat C: 450 g of 12 month-old fish stick compost Flat D: 0 g of fish stick compost The eggplants received the same amount of sunlight and water each day. At the end of 30 days the students will record the height of the plants (cm) and then throw a party featuring fish sticks. What are some constants?

Ten sunflower seeds were planted in each of 5 pots found around the house that contained 500g of "Pete's Potting Soil." The pots were given the following amounts of distilled water each day for 40 days: Pot #3 received the recommended amount of water. The height of each plant was measured at the end of the experiment. 1. Pot #1: 50mL Pot #2: 100mL Pot #3: 150mL Pot #4: 200mL Pot #5: 250mL What is the independent variable?

Ten sunflower seeds were planted in each of 5 pots found around the house that contained 500g of "Pete's Potting Soil." The pots were given the following amounts of distilled water each day for 40 days: Pot #3 received the recommended amount of water. The height of each plant was measured at the end of the experiment. 1. Pot #1: 50mL Pot #2: 100mL Pot #3: 150mL Pot #4: 200mL Pot #5: 250mL What is the dependent variable?

Ten sunflower seeds were planted in each of 5 pots found around the house that contained 500g of "Pete's Potting Soil." The pots were given the following amounts of distilled water each day for 40 days: Pot #3 received the recommended amount of water. The height of each plant was measured at the end of the experiment. 1. Pot #1: 50mL Pot #2: 100mL Pot #3: 150mL Pot #4: 200mL Pot #5: 250mL What is the control group?

Ten sunflower seeds were planted in each of 5 pots found around the house that contained 500g of "Pete's Potting Soil." The pots were given the following amounts of distilled water each day for 40 days: Pot #3 received the recommended amount of water. The height of each plant was measured at the end of the experiment. 1. Pot #1: 50mL Pot #2: 100mL Pot #3: 150mL Pot #4: 200mL Pot #5: 250mL What is a constant?