The Scientific Method and the SI System

What is the SI System?

• the American system of measurement

• the international system of weight

• the international system of measurement

• the answer to all problems

The SI unit for distance is the ________.

• foot

• gram

• yard

• meter

• mile

Which would you use for a really small distance?

• millimeter

• millifoot

• minimeter

• milligram

The International System (SI) is organized based on...

• tens
• hundreds
• thousands
• tenths

An educated guess about the results of an experiment is a(n) _____________________.

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• experimental plan

• materials list

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.
• I don't know.

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is a(n) ____________.

• conclusion

• procedure

• graph

• responding variable

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Ask a question

• Conclusion

• Form a hypothesis

• Make an observation

"Why is the sliced cheese all moldy?" is the step of....

• make a hypothesis

• draw a conclusion

• ask a question

• experiment

At the end of the scientific method, scientists should always:

• Share what they learned and their results with other scientists.

• Make a bar graph.

• Celebrate if their hypothesis was correct.

• Keep their results secret so their ideas do not get stolen.