Common Assessment - Unit 1 - Fundamental Science Skills

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• observation/question

• procedures

• conclusion

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

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• hypothesis

What is a hypothesis?

• an educated guess stating what you believe will be the result of your experiement
• a random guess
• a statement of the outcome of your experiment
• step by step directions for your experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

• To make sure they get credit for their discoveries.
• To make sure their results are valid and can be performed by other scientists.
• So that other scientist don't get mad at them

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True
• False

A ___ is a diagram, physical replica, mathematical representation, analogy, and/or computer simulation that can be used to predict or explain phenomena.

• variable

• model

• bias

• theory

A ___ tries to provide the most logical explanation about why things happen the way they do. This is not a guess, but a collection of all sorts of different phenomena explained under one umbrella idea that can be tested in a variety of ways.

• scientific theory

• scientific law

• hypothesis

• experiment

A statement about what happens in nature that seems to be true all the time

• Experiment

• Scientific Law

• scientific theory

• Standard

Observations that are made when you use your senses to gather information.

• manipulated
• quantitative
• qualitative
• operational

Observations that are made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, thermometers, timers, etc. and are measurable.

• manipulated
• quantitative
• qualitative
• operational