Scientific Methods Review

What is a scientific method?

• A way scientists answer questions

• How scientists learn about the natural world

• A process for finding solutions to a problem

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Which type of scientific method might be used if you wanted to learn more about the differences between two stars?

• Experiment

• Observation

• Model

Which type of scientific method would be used if you wanted to know what happens if you combine baking soda and vinegar?

• Experiment

• Observation

• Model

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Which type of scientific method would be best to use if you wanted to know whether the design of a bridge was able to hold weight?

• Experiment

• Observation

• Model

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What is a variable?

• Any part of an experiment that can be changed

• Something we have no control over

• A part of an experiment that cannot be changed

• The setup that we compare our tests to

What is the control in an experiment?

• A fact based on your 5 senses

• The setup that you compare all others to

• A process scientists use to answer questions

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What is an experiment?

• A procedure carried out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis.

• The experimental setup to which you will compare all other setups.

• Different ways that scientists perform investigations and collect reliable data.

• Something that only happens in science class

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What is the first step of an experiment?

• Gathering Materials

• Analyzing the Data

• Asking a Question or Identifying a Problem (Finding the purpose)

• Making a hypothesis

What is a hypothesis?

• A possible answer to a question

• A fact that is always true

• A random guess about something

• A type of question

To solve problems, engineers often build prototypes, or smaller working examples. What type of scientific method includes prototypes?

• Experiment

• Observation

• Model

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