Scientific Method

Which step of the scientific method is the example:

"I wonder what will happen if I don't water my plants."

• Make a hypothesis

• Plan the experiment

• Ask a question

• Draw conclusions

Which step of the scientific method is the example:

1. Put paper towels in jars.
2. Fill with one cup of colored water.
3. Observe every hour.

• Make observations

• Plan the experiment

• Form a hypothesis

• Draw conclusions

Which step of the scientific method is the example:

I think the plants without water will not grow.

• Form a hypothesis

• Draw conclusions

• Plan the experiment

• Ask a question

Which step of the scientific method is the example:

After the experiment I found my hypothesis to be incorrect. It was the baking soda and vinegar that caused a chemical reaction, not the temperature.

• Plan the experiment

• Form a hypothesis

• Make observations

• Draw conclusions

Which step of the scientific method is the example:

The liquid is warm and changing color from red to orange.

• Plan the experiment

• Ask a question

• Make observations

• Form a hypothesis

What does a good scientist do with their findings at the end of an experiment?

• They report the results and share them with others.

• They keep their findings to themselves.

• They must go on TV and talk about them.

• They always make money and sell their research.

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A hypothesis is...

• A question you want to know.

• An educated guess on how you think the experiment will turn out.

• A true and proven fact.

• A random guess.

The 5 senses used for making observations are...

• Touch, feel, taste, see, smell

• See, hear, understand, listen, feel

• Touch, taste, see, hear, smell

• Feel, listen, hear, record, analyze

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The things that change in an experiment are called...

• Variables

• Changings

• Effect

• Data

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A good experiment should have how many things changed to test?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4