Ruhl- Scientific Inquiry

The steps a scientist uses to solve a problem.

• Inference

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Scientific Inquiry

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Why should a scientist do an experiment more than once?

• To double check his/her answer.

• To gather more data.

• To make sure there were no errors.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

_______________ is an educated guess about how your experiment will turn out.

• hypothesis

• inference

• data

• conclusion

Pieces of information gathered during an experiment.

• inferences

• observations

• data

• variables

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

_____________ is the first step in the scientific inquiry process.

• Posing a question

• Collecting and Interpreting data

• Drawing a conclusion

• Designing the experiment

A ____________________ is a factor that can change during an experiment.

• data

• variable

• hypothesis

• PB & J

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A __________________ is a summary of what you have learned from the experiment.

• hypothesis

• variable

• conclusion

• prediction

Which is the correct order of steps within the scientific inquiry process?

• Pose a question, hypothesis, design experiment, collect data, conclusion.

• Pose a question, design experiment, collect data, hypothesis, conclusion

• Hypothesis, pose a question, collect data, design experiment, conclusion

• Design experiment, hypothesis, collect data, pose a question, conclusion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

During which step of the scientific inquiry do we actually perform the experiment?

• Hypothesis

• Designing the experiment

• Collecting and interpreting data

• Conclusion

Moby did an experiment on fig trees. He placed 3 plants on the windowsill in the same type of pot and in the same dirt. He watered one every day, one once a week, and the last not at all. What is the VARIABLE within this experiment?

• the amount of sunlight

• the type of dirt

• the type of tree

• the amount of water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5