Scientific Method Examples Practice

Albert set up this experiment to determine the effect of colored light on plant growth.

Albert predicts that green light will make the plants grow more. What part of the scientific method is this?

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• research

• problem

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Albert set up this experiment to determine the effect of colored light on plant growth.

Albert notices that in trial 2, plants were growing taller than in trial 1 and 3. What step of the scientific method is this?

• hypothesis

• experiment

• research

• problem

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Albert set up this experiment to determine the effect of colored light on plant growth.

Albert notices that at the end of his experiment, plants exposed to green light grew the tallest. What part of the scientific method is this?

• hypothesis

• experiment

• conclusion

• problem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Albert set up this experiment to determine the effect of colored light on plant growth.

Albert wants to know which kind of light will make plants grow taller. What part of the scientific method is this?

• hypothesis

• experiment

• conclusion

• problem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

• Procedure
• Hypothesis
• Question
• Results

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An inference

• can be an opinion

• is explaining an observation

• is the third step in the scientific method

• is stating a quantity

An observation is

• the same as an opinion

• only uses what you see with your eyes

• using one of your senses to gather information

• compares data to reach a conclusion

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Johathan’s data showed that household cockroaches moved away from raw cucumber slices.

• recognize a problem
• test the hypothesis with an experiment
• form a hypothesis
• draw conclusions

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Rene grew bacteria from the mouth on special plates in the laboratory.  She placed drops of different mouthwashes on bacteria on each plate.

• recognize a problem
• test the hypothesis with an experiment
• form a hypothesis   
• draw conclusions

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Dana want to know how different are synthetic fibers from natural fibers.

• recognize a problem
• test the hypothesis with an experiment
• form a hypothesis
• draw conclusions

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