Scientific Method

The problem title is always stated as a...

• a complete sentence

• a question

• a statement

• a conclusion

What is the definition of a control?

• something that the experimenter controls

• something that must stay the same in an experiment

• something that the variable is compared to

• an educated guess

The three things that must be identified in a procedure are...

• the problem, the hypothesis, and the experiment

• the hypothesis, the test and the conclusion

• the problem, the hypothesis, and the experiment

• the variable, control and constants

My prediction is that the SuperGro fertilizer will help my plants grow taller. This is called my...

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• theory

• problem title

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The thing that is changed in an experiment is the...

• control

• constants

• variable

• data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which one was Jack's problem title?

• These magical beans are useless

• These beans are magical.

• What are magic beans?

• Will these magical beans make something magical happen?

Snow White is thinking of a way to test her hypothesis that the apples are poisoned. She is...

• identifying her variable

• designing a procedure

• forming a hypothesis

• deciding which dwarf should be her test subject

The Big Bad wolf is testing the strength of different pigs' houses. What is his variable?

• the three little pig's houses

• how long he huffs and puffs

• the color of his clothes

• the food he eats

The prince guessed that kissing Sleeping Beauty would wake her up. He concluded that...

• his hypothesis was incorrect because she snored instead

• his hypothesis was incorrect because she fell off the bed

• his hypothesis was correct because she woke after the kiss

• his hypothesis was incorrect because she stayed asleep

Rapunzel tested the shine factor of different shampoos. Which one does not need to be a constant?

• the amount of shampoo used

• the temperature of the water used

• how long the shampoo is left on the hair

• the time of day she washes her hair