Scientific Method 1

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

• scientific method

• recipe

• data collection

• metric system

What do scientists use to protect their eyes?

• lab coat

• safety goggles

• heat-resistant gloves

• closed-toe shoes

A testable statement that can be used to design an experiment.

• data

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• observation

This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. It is the ONE thing that is different at the START of the experiment.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• constant

• control group

Which scientific attitude is demonstrated by reporting results truthfully?

• open-mindedness

• honesty

• creativity

• curiosity

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.

• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.

• A hypothesis is an educated guess.

• A hypothesis is the final step of the scientific method.

What do we call the summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results and answers the scientific question?

• conclusion

• procedures

• materials

• errors

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

• observations
  conclusion
• data
• variables
• hypothesis

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5A

A dependent variable is

• what the scientist makes different at the beginning

• an educated guess

• a scientific question

• the measured result in an experiment

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood.

What's the dependent variable?

• the amount of iron in your blood

• how much spinach you eat