Scientific Method

The __ variable is the one that is changed by the experimenter.

The __ variable changes in response to the independent (manipulated) variable.

"When music is played, people relax more easily." This statement is ___.

"The experimenter found that 15 of the 20 people who listened to soothing music had a lower blood pressure than at the start, and only 8 out of the 20 people that sat in silence had a lower blood pressure. " This statement is ___.

" The plants grew 7 cm over a 4 week period." This is __.

"How big of a bubble can you blow with Double Bubble brand bubble gum? " This is a __.

The ___ is also called the standard of comparison in an experiment. It is the group that DOES NOT get tested with the independent variable.

The ___ variable or the experimental controls are parts of the experiment that are kept the same during all trials of the experiment (for example, using the same scale to measure all Oreos).

What is the order of the metric prefixes?

If you change 950 km to m, it's __ m.

Quantitative statements include ___, and qualitative statements include ___.

A deduction or conclusion you can make by looking at something (for example, a person with an umbrella) is called a/n

A problem statement always has this punctuation

What is this part of an experiment? "He made four batches of cookies using the same recipe: one batch with the regular amount called for in the recipe, one batch with no baking soda, one batch with half the amount called for in the recipe, and one batch with double the amount of baking soda that was called for."

What is it called when an experimenter uses so many things that are the SAME in an experiment? ("He made four batches of cookies using the same recipe: one batch with the regular amount called for in the recipe, one batch with no baking soda, one batch with half the amount called for in the recipe, and one batch with double the amount of baking soda that was called for. ")