Scientific Method Quiz

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 

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that an elephant makes?

• drawing conclusions
• making observations
• interpreting data
• making a hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are

• drawing conclusions
• forming a hypothesis
• asking questions
• making observations

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Make an observation
• Design and conduct an experiment
• Make an hypothesis
• Share your results

What is a qualitative observation about this image? 

• There are 10 mini trees in the picture. 
• There are two colored bushes in the picture. 
• There is one power line going across in the air. 
• There is art created from trees in this photo. 

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas
• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
• To be unaware of your surroundings
• An educated guess

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which variable depends on what is done at the beginning of an experiment?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Following