Scientific Method

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• draw conclusions

• ask a question/make an observation

• make a hypothesis

• test the experiment

Which happens last?

• make a hypothesis

• ask a question/make an observation

• make a plan

• draw conclusions

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To make observations you use your _______.

• five senses

• feet

• smile

• experience

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A prediction or guess based on observations.

• data
• scientific process
• hypothesis
• question

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The outcome of your test.

• variable
• results
• experiment
• question

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Kay enters a 5th grade science fair with a project about candles. She asks, "Will the temperature of the air affect how fast a candle burns?"

• This is her hypothesis.
• This is her conclusion
• This is her problem.
• This is her observation.

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Mave wants to know which color of candy kids prefer. What would be an important variable in her experiment? 

• Only ask her friends.
• Use the same candy in different colors but same flavor.
• Do the experiment right before lunch so the kids are hungry.
• Ask each person what their favorite kind of candy is.

What is the last step of scientific method?

• hypothesis
• observe
• present results
• question

Something that stays the same and remains constant in an experiment is known as __.

• control
• variable
• temperature
• data

After you have followed the steps of the experiment and recorded your results you should __.

• make a graph or chart
• make a hypothesis
• be done
• find a variable

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