Scientific Method Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the study of living things called | Biology |
The study of plants | Botany |
The study of small living things, i.e. micro-organisms | Microbiology |
The study of the structure and function of genes and their transmission from parents to offspring | Genetics |
The study of animals | Zoology |
The study of the internal and external structure of plants and animals | Anatomy |
The study of how living things relate to each other and to their environment | Ecology |
What is the scientific method | A series of steps used to solve a problem |
What is the first step in the scientific method | Observation |
What is observation | Something that can be obtained by using our senses or indirectly by using equipment |
What is the second step in the scientific method | Hypothesis |
What is a hypothesis | An educated guess based on observations |
After a hypothesis is created what is the next step | Experimentation |
What is experimentation | The design of an experiment to suit a hypothesis, it must be measurable |
What is the step after experimentation | Data Analysis |
What is the step after data analysis | Conclusion |
What is a conclusion | Where you state whether your hypothesis was confirmed or not |
After a conclusion is formed, what should be done | Compare conclusion to existing knowledge |
After conclusion is compared what is the final step | Report and publishing of results |
In an experiment how many variables can be changed at a time | One |
What do you call an experiment that is used to provide a standard against which the actual experiment can be judged | Control experiment |
What is a placebo | A 'dummy drug' that is used in control experiments |
Why is a large sample size important in experimentation | More results the more valid the result |
Why is a random selection important in experimentation | So that as many factors as possible can be ruled out |
Why should experimental work be reported accurately | So that others may replicate and develop further |
What do you call an experiment where neither the person tested nor the tester knows who is receiving the real treatment or who is receiving the placebo | Double Blind testing |
Name some limitations in the Scientific Method | Extent of our knowledge, Design of Experiment, Interpretation of results, Accidental discoveries, Ethical issues |
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