Scientific Method

What process is used to help scientists answer questions or solve problems?

• scientific method

• scientific process

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

_______ are made by using your senses and are more fact based.

• inferences

• observations

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

An _________ is a guess based on what you have observed.

• inference

• observation

What would be an observation?

• The minions are at a party.

• The minions are yellow.

• It is Bob's birthday.

What would be an inference?

• The minions are wearing overalls.

• The minions are yellow.

• It is Bob's birthday.

A __________ is something that we expect to happen in the experiment. It is an "educated guess".

• hypothesis

• observation

The variable that is changed by the scientist in a controlled experiment is the __________ variable.

• independent

• dependent

Something that remains the same in all groups during an experiment is called a ___________.

• variable

• constant

What is the independent variable?

• types of material plant is in

• sunlight

• plant growth

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the dependent variable?

• type of material plant is in

• sunlight

• water

• plant growth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1