Types of Investigation

Open Ended

Intro Question

Based on the following scenario, what is one prediction you could make?

It has been rainy all week.

Multiple Choice

This type of investigation asks questions that begin with "what" and "how many"

• Descriptive Investigation

• Comparative Investigation

• Experimental Investigation

Multiple Choice

This type of investigation includes an experiment.

• Descriptive Investigation

• Comparative Investigation

• Experimental Investigation

Multiple Choice

This type of investigation looks at similarities and differences.

• Descriptive Investigation

• Comparative Investigation

• Experimental Investigation

Multiple Choice

You would use this type of investigation if you were wondering what types of organisms live in a field.

• Descriptive Investigation

• Comparative Investigation

• Experimental Investigation

Multiple Choice

You would use this type of investigation if you were wondering how closely related two bird species were.

• Descriptive Investigation

• Comparative Investigation

• Experimental Investigation

Open Ended

Given the variables, write a hypothesis. Your hypothesis must:

- Be in the correct format

- Include a prediction for how the manipulated variable will affect the responding variable

Manipulated Variable: Amount of caffeine

Responding Variable: Heart rate of children

Open Ended

Given the variables, write a hypothesis. Your hypothesis must:

- Be in the correct format

- Include a prediction for how the manipulated variable will affect the responding variable

Manipulated Variable: Different brands of running shoes

Responding Variable: race time

Multiple Choice

Identify the manipulated variable in the following hypothesis.

If a student studies for 30 minutes, then their test scores will increase.

• student

• study time

• test score

Multiple Choice

Identify the responding variable in the following hypothesis.

If a student studies for 30 minutes, then their test scores will increase.

• student

• study time

• test score

Multiple Choice

Identify the manipulated variable in the following hypothesis.

If water is collected closer to a power plant, then the level of toxins will be lower.

• water

• location of collection

• toxin level

• power plant

Multiple Choice

Identify the responding variable in the following hypothesis.

If water is collected closer to a power plant, then the level of toxins will be lower.

• water

• location of collection

• toxin level

• power plant

Multiple Choice

Given the following scientific experiment, identify the manipulated variable.

Mrs. Johnson believes that giving her students candy before a quiz will increase their quiz scores. To test this, she gives 7 of the 14 girls and 6 of the 12 boys a piece of candy. Each student will take the same quiz in the same classroom for the same amount of time. She will then compare the average quiz scores for each group. She will repeat this every quiz for Quarter 2.

• 7 of the 14 girls and 6 of the 12 boys

• candy

• quiz scores

Multiple Choice

Given the following scientific experiment, identify the responding variable.

Mrs. Johnson believes that giving her students candy before a quiz will increase their quiz scores. To test this, she gives 7 of the 14 girls and 6 of the 12 boys a piece of candy. Each student will take the same quiz in the same classroom for the same amount of time. She will then compare the average quiz scores for each group. She will repeat this every quiz for Quarter 2.

• 7 of the 14 girls and 6 of the 12 boys

• candy

• quiz scores

Open Ended

Given the following scientific experiment, identify the constants.

Mrs. Johnson believes that giving her students candy before a quiz will increase their quiz scores. To test this, she gives 7 of the 14 girls and 6 of the 12 boys a piece of candy. Each student will take the same quiz in the same classroom for the same amount of time. She will then compare the average quiz scores for each group. She will repeat this every quiz for Quarter 2.

Open Ended

Given the following scientific experiment, identify the use of trials.

Mrs. Johnson believes that giving her students candy before a quiz will increase their quiz scores. To test this, she gives 7 of the 14 girls and 6 of the 12 boys a piece of candy. Each student will take the same quiz in the same classroom for the same amount of time. She will then compare the average quiz scores for each group. She will repeat this every quiz for Quarter 2.