What to Study for the Scientific Method Test

Be sure to bring a pencil and a non-programable calculator to class Friday Sept. 5

 

Know Chapter 1

Be able to list and describe the Characteristics of Life

Be able to read the description of an experiment and identify the:

      Hypothesis

      control group

      experimental group

      experimental variable

      manipulated variable

      responsive variable

      conclusion

Be able to write qualitative and quantitative conclusions

Be able to read and construct bar and line graphs

Know the metric units and prefixes

Know the values associated with each prefix

Be able to convert form one unit to another using dimensional analysis

Know the differences between the following terms:

      hypothesis

      theory

      law