Scientific Method

What is the scientific method?

• A series of steps used by a scientist to solve a problem.

• It's a possible answer to a problem.

• A prediction.

• Experimenting.

The first step in the scientific method is to make an ____________.

• Experiment.

• Observation.

• Hypothesis.

• Analysis.

A possible explanation to a question or a problem is called a....

• Experiment.

• Hypothesis.

• Analysis.

• Data.

In an experiment, the "control group" is the group that...

• is experimented on.

• does not change.

• is observed.

Quantitative data is...

• numbers and can be found by counting.

• descriptions and can't be found by numbers.

• information gathered from observations.

• a way to examine evidence.

What is science?

• An observation by gathering information.

• An investigation of the natural world to try and explain events.

• An educated guess.

• A variable.

What is data?

• numbers obtained by counting.

• information gathered from making observations.

• A factor in an experiment that can be changed.

• A comparison between a control group and an experiment group.

Select all of the answers that are steps in the scientific method.

• An observation

• A hypothesis.

• A controlled experiment.

• Scientists.

• Record Results.