1. Topic: Scientific Method
Aim: Explain how a controlled experiment is performed.
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HW: Study for your lab safety quiz!

2. True or False?
Gloves are not needed when doing dissections.
Students may eat or drink during certain experiments , but not during others.
Microscopes must be carries with 2 hands and held clode to the body.

3. 4. Chemicals that are safe by themselves will not be hazardous when mixed together. 5. It is not necessary to wash your hands after every laboratory experiment. 6. All sharp and pointed objects should be handles with extreme care.

4. 7. All materials can be safely rinsed down the sink. 8
7. All materials can be safely rinsed down the sink. 8. When entering a classroom, plants, animals and equipment are never to be handled without directions from the teacher.

5. Review:
1. The first step in the scientific method is
to state the problem
Experimentation
to state the hypothesis
observation

6. 2. Information gained from experimentation and observation is known as
theory
data
laws
hypothesis

7. 3. An educated guess to the problem of an experiment is known as a
variable
theory
hypothesis
law

8. 4. When performing an experiment, you are testing the
problem
hypothesis
data
conclusion

9. 5. Your senses can be used to make a(n)
observation
conclusion
hypothesis
problem

10. Does fertilizer X help plant growth?

12. ONE factor that is different
Changes in each set up
Variable

14. Parts of a controlled experiment
2 groups:
Experimental group: contains the VARIABLE
2.Control group: DOES NOT contain the variable
Parts of a controlled experiment

15. Experimental Group
Control Group

16. Everything bw groups must be exactly the same except for the variable!!!

18. 2 types of variables
1. Independent Variable: the 1 factor that’s different between experimental and control groups

19. Independent variable = ?
SUNLIGHT

20. 2. Dependent Variable = what is MEASURED data or results obtained
HEIGHT

21. Height = 21 cm
Height = 12 cm

23. Use a larger sample size Use only one variable
To make results of an experiment more reliable or valid
Repeat experiment
Use a larger sample size
Use only one variable

24. Experiment What is the independent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
Explain the difference between the control group and experimental groups in this experiment.

25. Let’s summarize…
Explain the difference between the control and experimental groups.
Explain the difference between the independent and dependent variables.
How can the results of an experiment be more accurate?

26. Review:
To investigate how temperature affects seed germination, a student placed 10 radish seeds of the same variety on moist paper in each of 3 petri dishes and placed the dishes in the following environments:
Dish # 1: Refrigerator, 5ºC
Dish # 2: Room Temperature, 20ºC
Dish # 3: Incubator, 37ºC
1. Which factor is the variable in this investigation?
a. temperature b. kind of seeds
c. moisture d. number of seeds

27. 3. The dependent variable is the
To investigate how temperature affects seed germination, a student placed 10 radish seeds of the same variety on moist paper in each of 3 petri dishes and placed the dishes in the following environments:
Dish # 1: Refrigerator, 5ºC
Dish # 2: Room Temperature, 20ºC
Dish # 3: Incubator, 37ºC
2. The control group is
Dish #1 b. Dish #2 c. Dish #3
3. The dependent variable is the
a. temperature b. how many days till germination
c. The # of seeds d. the amount of water

28. 4. What is the factor in an experiment that remains constant?
control
variable
theory
hypothesis

29. 5. Which statement is true about the experimental group (s) in an experiment?
It does not contain the independent variable.
It contains 2 variables.
It contains the independent variable.
It is exactly the same as the control group.

30. 6. The results of one experiment carried out by a research team would be considered valid if
the experiment had no control setup
all the members of the research team came to the same conclusion
the experiment had more than one variable
the experiment was repeated and the same results were obtained each time

31. An investigation was done with an electromagnetic system made from a battery and wire wrapped around a nail. Different sizes of nails were used. The number of paper clips the electromagnet could pick up was measured.

32. Independent variable:
Sizes of nails
These were changed by the scientist

33. Dependent variable:
Number of paper clips picked up

34. The higher the temperature of water, the faster an egg will boil.

35. Independent variable?
temperature of water
Dependent variable?
time to cook an egg

36. Beta-carotene supplements have been thought to protect against cancer
Beta-carotene supplements have been thought to protect against cancer. A study was conducted with 39,000 women aged 45 and up. Group A received a beta-carotene supplement. Group B received a placebo. Their health was studied over their lifetime. Cancer rates for women taking the beta-carotene supplement did not really differ from the cancer rates of those women taking the placebo.
Identify the independent variable, dependent variable, control group, and experimental group.

37. What is the independent variable? Substance Z
Ex # 2: To investigate the effect of a substance on plant growth, 2 bean plants of the same species were grown under identical conditions with Substance Z added to the soil of one of the plants. At the end of 2 weeks, the plant grown with Substance Z was 12.5 cm tall. The plant grown without Substance Z was 12.2cm tall. The researcher concluded that the presence of Substance Z causes the plants to grow taller.
What is the independent variable?
Substance Z
What is the dependent variable?
height
Which setup is the control?
Plant without Substance Z

38. Ex #3: A student placed 5 geranium plants of equal size in 5 environmental chambers. Growing conditions were the same for each plant except for the amount of water each received. At the end of 20 days, the width of the leaves was measured.
What is the independent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
Which setup is the experimental group?

39. 5. An investigation was designed to determine the effect of ultraviolet light on mold spore growth. Two groups of mold spores were grown under identical conditions, except one group was exposed only to ultraviolet light, while the other group was grown in total darkness. In this investigation, the group of mold spores grown without receiving any ultraviolet light is known as the
a. experimental variable
b. hypothesis
c. control
d. limiting factor