Scientific Method

The part of the scientific method that describes the supplies needed for the experiment is called the __________?

• conclusion

• procedure

• purpose

• materials

The part of the scientific method that uses the data to help explain the results of the experiment is called the __________?

• purpose

• hypothesis

• observation

• conclusion

Identify the scientific method step Stephen is currently experiencing... Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.

• recognize a problem

• form a hypothesis

• test the hypothesis with an experiment

• draw a conclusion

To analyze the data means to look at or examine the information you were testing.

• True

• False

You must get your hypothesis correct when you test the experiment.

• True

• False

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed by the scientist is called the __________?

• experimental variable

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• controlled variable

A guess on what will happen is called __________?

• theory

• science

• greenhouse effect

• hypothesis

A scientist was conducting an experiment and noticed that when he mixed two substances together, an unusual odor occurred. What scientific skill did the scientist use?

• prediction

• observing

• modeling

• classifying

Which is usually the first step in the scientific method?

• form a hypothesis

• communicate results

• make observations about the natural world

• conduct an experiment

When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are doing what?

• drawing conclusions

• asking questions

• forming a hypothesis

• making observations