Scientific Method

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

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

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

• quantitative
• qualitative

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• observation

• procedures

• conclusion

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the independent variable is not applied to this.

• experimental group

• control group

• data

• variables

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The part of the experiment that remains the same for the control and experimental group.

• constants
• control
• independent
• dependent

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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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