Scientific Method

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• conclusion

• experiment

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

• conclusion

• procedures

• responding variable

• materials

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

• recipe

• scientific method

• metric system

• data collection

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is an educated guess.

• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.

When making an observation, you must use...

• Only Sight

• Smell and Touch

• ALL 5 Senses

• Only Taste

During this step of the scientific method, a scientist would gather background information.

• Hypothesis

• Research

• Observation

• Experiment

This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction.

• Conclusion

• Observation

• Research

• Hypothesis

Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• experiment

• data

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

• data

• conclusions

• notebook

• inquiry

After a scientific experiment is performed, data is recorded, and conclusions are drawn, what should be done next?

• Share your research with other scientists

• Keep your research a secret

• Destroy all evidence of your experiment