Practical Skills 7-8

This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Data

• Control group

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is an educated guess.
• I don't know.

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

• Observations

  conclusion

• Data

• Variables

• Hypothesis

Dependent variable means

• The scientist controls what to test

• Educated guess

• Ask a question

• What is being measured

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

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation
• Form a theory
• Collect data
• Form a hypothesis

To carefully watch, study, or take mental notes on something is called

• a conclusion

• a hypothesis

• an experiment

• an observation

Which of the following should have the fewest number of words?

• Conclusion
• Title
• Procedure
• Materials

Which of the following should be written as a numbered list?

• Method

• Materials

• Data Analysis

• Conclusion

Which of the following is the most appropriate item to include in a list of materials.

• A glass thingy
• One bowl
• Two beakers
• Two 50 m L beakers