Scientific Method

Multiple Choice

What is the first step to the Scientific Method?

(use your notes)

• Research

• Draw Conclusions

• Observation

• Create a Hypothesis

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Scientific Method?

• Research

• Answer a question or a problem

• Observation

• Create a Hypothesis

​Practice:

Multiple Select

Select the control variable(s) for this experiment?

• Type of liquid added to the plant

• Height of the plant

• Type of pot

• Type of plant

Multiple Choice

Select the Independent variable(s) for this experiment?

• Type of liquid added to the plant

• Height of the plant

• Type of pot used

• Type of plant

Multiple Choice

Select the Dependent variable(s) for this experiment?

• Type of liquid added to the plant

• Height of the plant

• Type of pot used

• Type of plant

Multiple Choice

Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?

• Qualitative 
• Quanitative

Multiple Choice

What is the part of the experiment that is left alone or “natural", and is used to compare back to?

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Control Group
• Experimental Group 

Multiple Choice

What is a factor that the experimenter has full control over and changes to see what happens?

• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable
• Control group 
• Hypothesis

Multiple Choice

What is a factor that changes because of what the experimenter does?

• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable
• Control Group
• Hypothesis

Multiple Choice

Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the DEPENDENT variable
-Amount of water
-Height of Ice cube
-Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height
-Temperature of the water
-Size of the ice cube

• Amount of water 
• Height of Ice cube
• Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height 
• Size of the ice cube

Multiple Choice

The following statement is a hypothesis formed about marsh grass: 
If the amount of nitrogen marsh grass receives is increased, then the height of the grass will increase, because nitrogen is an essential nutrient needed for marsh grass to grow.
What is the independent variable of the statement above? 

• Height of grass
• Amount of nitrogen
• Essential nutrient
• Amount of growth