Unit 1 Test Study Guide | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What do you call the series of steps that a scientist follows to solve a problem?

scientific method

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Your teacher distributes materials for a lab, and you notice that the beaker she gives you has a chip in it. What should you do?

Raise your hand and tell the teacher so she can get you a new beaker.

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True or false: Scientists always have to be right.

FALSE - You learn from your mistakes.

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Look at the following research question. What is the effect of soap brands on bubble size? Identify the independent and dependent variables.

independent variable: brand of soap, dependent variable: bubble size

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A group of subjects that do not receive any special treatment in an experiment so you have “normal” results for comparison is known as a…

control group

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baam

Lose 5 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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gift

Win 25 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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magnet

Take 25 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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thief

Give points!

The variable that you change on purpose in an experiment is known as a…? How many of them can you have in an experiment? (answer both parts of the question)

independent variable, 1

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thief

Give points!

rocket

Go to first place!

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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baam

Lose 20 points!

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The variable in an experiment that you measure is known as the…

dependent variable

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Something in an experiment that stays the same is known as a…

constant

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An educated guess or possible answer to a question is more commonly referred to as a…

hypothesis

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What is the difference between a hypothesis and a conclusion?

A hypothesis is what you think WILL happen in the experiment. A conclusion is what DID happen in the experiment.

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Your teacher has planned a fun lab for the day that involves food you love to eat. Should you go ahead and eat the food when you see it?

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When doing a lab, are you allowed to do whatever you want to do?

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Look at the following research question. How fast will ice cream melt at different temperatures? Identify the independent and dependent variables.

independent variable: different temperatures, dependent variable: how fast it melts

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