Scientific Method

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation
• Form a theory
• Collect data
• Form a hypothesis

This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A scientist performs an experiment to see if acids have an effect on the health of a particular type of plant. Three sets of plants were treated with acidic solutions of known pH while the control set was treated with a solution of neutral pH 7.Which is the best conclusion for this experiment?

• Acid has no effect on the health of this type of plant.
• B. High acidity is helpful to this type of plant.
• C. Low acidity is harmful to this type of plant.
• High acidity is harmful to this type of plant.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The graph below shows atmospheric carbon dioxide levels since the year 1880.Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this graph

•  Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are responsible for global temperature change.
•  Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising at about the same rate for the past century.
• Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have remained the same over the past century.
•  Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising at an increasingly higher rate as the past century has progressed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A research group has discovered that damselflies, a type of dragonfly, are being infected by a particular type of aquatic protozoan. Both young and adult damselflies are not directly infected by the protozoan but contract the infection from the prey they eat. The graph shows the percentage of adult damselflies infected by protozoans during the summer and early fal

• Infection in embanked ponds increased during the sampling period.
• Protozoans were more common in creek-fed ponds than embanked ponds.
• Protozoans reproduce more quickly in embanked ponds than creek-fed ponds.
• Infection in creed-fed ponds remained constant throughout the sampling period.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3