Scientific Method & Skills

There are 2 windows in the classroom. What type of observation is this?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

The hallway is warmer than the science room. What type of observation is this?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Which step of the scientific method uses an "If...Then..." statement to provide a possible answer to the question?

• Purpose

• Research

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

Which type of variable must always stay the same in order to make the experiment accurate?

• Controlled Variable

• Manipulated Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Responding Variable

Which type of observation uses numbers or measurements?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Variable

• Inference

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Compound

Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• how much gas is put into the car

Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

• Distance traveled by the ball
• Height of the ramp
• Mass of the ball
• Where the experiment took place.

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

• Distance traveled by the ball
• Height of the ramp
• Mass of the ball
• Who set up the experiment (Ms. S, etc)

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change
• keep the same
• experiment with
• investigate

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9