The Scientific Method: How Scientists Think and Learn!

Multiple Choice

What is the first step scientists take when starting an investigation?

• Make a guess

• Ask a question

• Test a hypothesis

• Draw a conclusion

Multiple Select

Which of the following actions are part of the 'Test It Out' step in a scientific investigation?

• Gathering materials

• Making a guess

• Following steps carefully

• Writing down what happens

Multiple Select

After conducting an experiment, what are some ways scientists can record their observations?

• Draw pictures

• Write notes

• Make a guess

• Count things

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the science rules to remember?

• Be curious

• Be careful

• Be the fastest

• Be honest about what you see

Vocabulary

​Control

Set of observations used as a reference and compared to experimental observations in order to show that the result is due to the experimental treatment

Conclusion

A decision based on the data from an experiment

​Hypothesis

An idea about the system being examined

​Experiment

Using a set of observations to test a hypothesis

Match

match the vocabulary word to the definition

• Control

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

Set of observations used as a reference

A decision based on the data

Your guess about what will happen

Test

• Set of observations used as a reference

• A decision based on the data

• Your guess about what will happen

• Test

​Variable

Name for the type of value measured that may vary in an experiment

​Data

number value recorded during an experiment

​Theory

A well-supported set of observations and explanations for natural events

Match

Match the vocabulary word to the definition

• Variable

• Data

• Theory

The type of value measured that may vary

Number value recorded during an test

Well-supported set of observations

• The type of value measured that may vary

• Number value recorded during an test

• Well-supported set of observations