Scientific Method

Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?

• Color

• Smell

• 6.84 cm

• texture

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?

• Qualitative 

• Quanitative

What is the part of the experiment that is left alone or “natural", and is used to compare back to?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Group

• Experimental Group 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is a factor that the experimenter has full control over and changes to see what happens?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Control group 

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a factor that changes because of what the experimenter does?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Control Group

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

Mario studied how far room temperature water would spurt out of a plastic milk carton when 3mm holes were punched at different heights from the bottom of the container. Identify the DEPENDENT variable
-3mm holes
-Distant water traveled out of carton
-Different heights of the holes in the container
-Ice water from Iceland

• 3mm holes

• Distant water traveled out of carton

• Different heights of the holes in the container 

• Ice water from Iceland

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

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

• scientific method

• recipe

• data collection

• metric system

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation

• Form a theory

• Collect data

• Form a hypothesis

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-4