Nature of Science Test Review

Which of the following is an observation of the picture?

• The person is wearing a T-shirt
• It is a sunny day
• The person is going to a birthday party
• The gift is a DVD player

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is an observation for this picture?

• The man is scared
• The man is going to get eaten
• There is a man in a kayak
• The man is paddling fast

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following statements is an inference of the picture?

• A student is roasting a marshmallow
• Two students are listening through cups
• The teacher is not in the classroom
• A student is setting off a rocket

Tags

NGSS.1-PS4-1

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis
• question/problem
• procedures
• conclusion

The scientific method is a series of

• stations

• phrases

• steps

• answers

Information you obtain through your senses, such as touch, sound and sight.

• observation
• hypothesis
• question
• conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A prediction or guess based on observations.

• data
• scientific process
• hypothesis
• question

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Information gathered from your experiment. 

• observation
• variable
• hypothesis
• data

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is an observation?

• Gathering information using your senses

• Creating an idea based on prior understanding

• using your inferences to gather factual data

• reporting what you see in front of you

What is an inference?

• Using your senses to gather information

• Creating guesses based on your opinion

• Forming a fact by what you see

• Creating a guess or explanation based on your observations