The Scientific Method

Which phrase represents the series of steps followed to solve problems and learn new information in science?

• Drawing a conclusion

• Analyzing Data

• The Scientific Method

• Designing an experiment

Which of the following answers shows the correct sequence of steps to follow when using the Scientific Method

• observation, hypothesis, question, analyze data, experiment, communicate results, conclusion.

• hypothesis, observation, question, experiment, analyze data, conclusion, communicate results.

• question, observation, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conclusion, communicate results.

• observation, question, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conclusion, communicate results.

Which best describes an observation?

• Recording what you see or hear.

• Using your 5 senses to learn and understand your environment.

• Stating an opinion about an event that you've witnessed.

• Seeing an old person in your class on the first day of school and concluding that he is your teacher.

Which of the following represents a valid scientific question?

• Asking "Does Miracle-Gro" fertilizer cause plants to become taller?"

• Stating that "Miracle-Gro" fertilizer causes plants to become taller.

• Researching the effects of "Miracle-Gro" fertilizer on plant growth.

• Concluding that "Miracle-Gro" fertilizer actually prevents plant growth.

Which of the following is a valid hypothesis?

• The adult at the front of the classroom must be the teacher.

• The adult at the front of the classroom can't possibly be the teacher.

• If the adult stands at the front of the classroom, then he must be the teacher.

• If the amount of sugar added to the bread recipe is increased, then the size of the loaf of bread produced will be larger.

In a "controlled" science experiment, how many variables should the scientist manipulate (change) at any one time?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• Many variables can be changed at the same time.

Which statement defines a valid conclusion from an experiment?

• A summary of the results of an experiment based on evidence or facts relating to the hypothesis.

• Posing a question after conducting an experiment.

• Creating a data table during a science experiment.

• Creating a graph based on the data created during a science experiment.

Which is the best method for communicating the results of a scientific experiment.

• Blabbing about your experiment on Facebook.

• Discussing your experiment with friends on Instagram.

• Publishing the results of your scientific method in a scientific journal, magazine, or periodical.

• Telling all of your friends about what you discovered.

What is an experimental design diagram?

• A picture of your favorite scientific discovery.

• A chart that shows the relationship between the independent and dependent variable.

• A diagram that summarizes the important information about your experimental plan, such as a title, the variables, the constants, the control group, number of trials, and hypothesis.

• A chart that shows all of your data gathered in a science experiment.

Which statement best describes an independent variable in an experimental plan?

• The 1 variable that "I" manipulate in a controlled experiment.

• All of the variables that are changed by the experimenter in a controlled experiment.

• The event that happens of the 2 things that I change in an experiment.

• The responding variable.