Scientific Method

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

• data

• theory

• hypothesis

• fact

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

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

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

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

• quantitative
• qualitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions/photographs/illustrations that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative
• quantitative

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

• The van is tan.
• The  van ran into KFC. 
• The driver was hungry. 
• Red and white are part of the KFC building. 

Two types of data scientists collect are...

• hypothesis and theory
• qualitative and quantitative
• myths and fables
• metric and standard measurements

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis
• question/problem
• procedures
• conclusion

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4