Branches of Science Lab Safety Scientific Controlled Method

Branches of Science Lab Safety Scientific Controlled Method Experiments Wild Card 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50

A 10 -Q What are three main branches of science?

A 10 -A Life Science, Physical Science, Earth Science

A 20 -Q What is the study of the parts and their functions of a living thing

A 20 -A anatomy and physiology

A 30 -Q What is the study of animals?

A 30 -A Zoology

A 40 -Q What is botany?

A 40 -A

A 50 -Q Which branch of life science might study how living things interact in their environment?

A 50 -A ecology.

B 10 -Q Why do scientist perform experiments?

B 10 -A To learn about our world.

B 20 -Q Why is it important to have several trials of an experiment?

B 20 -A To make sure the results are accurate.

B 30 -Q What should you do if glass gets broken?

B 30 -A Tell the teacher.

B 40 -Q Who should be concerned about lab safety?

B 40 -A Everyone – teachers and students

B 50 -Q What should be worn during a lab that may endanger your eyes?

B 50 -A goggles

C 10 -Q What is the first part of the scientific method?

C 10 -A Identify the problem or question.

C 20 -Q • James wants to see who runs fastest: Emily, Carol, or Diane. • He has each person run around the middle school track once • He times them with the stop watch app on his phone. What is the INDEPENDENT Variable?

C 20 -A Who is running

C 30 -Q • James wants to see who runs fastest: Emily, Carol, or Diane. • He has each person run around the middle school track once • He times them with the stop watch app on his phone. What is the DEPENDENT Variable?

C 30 -A How fast they ran.

C 40 -Q • James wants to see who runs fastest: Emily, Carol, or Diane. • He has each person run around the middle school track once • He times them with the stop watch app on his phone. What are some CONSTANTS?

C 40 -A • • • the track they used how far they ran the stopwatch used ran on the same day. .

C 50 -Q What is “evidence”?

C 50 -A Data that supports your claim.

D 10 -Q What are constants?

D 10 -A The factors (parts) that are not changed in an experiment

D 20 -Q What is the factor that is being tested? (changed by the scientist)

D 20 -A Independent variable

D 30 -Q What is the control

D 30 -A Part of the experiment that isn’t being tested and is used for comparison.

D 40 -Q What is the dependent variable?

D 40 -A This changes as a result of a change in the independent variable. (what you measure)

D 50 -Q What is data?

D 50 -A Information and measurements collected during an experiment.

E 10 -Q What is germinate?

E 10 -A To sprout (begin to grow).

E 20 -Q What is an organism?

E 20 -A Any living thing

E 30 -Q What is photosynthesis?

E 30 -A Process in which plants make their own food.

E 40 -Q Someone who only studies one topic is a ______.

E 40 -A A specialist

E 50 -Q What is Life Science (biology)?

E 50 -A The Study of Living things (organisms)