Scientific Method

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis
• question/problem
• procedures
• conclusion

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas

• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

• To be unaware of your surroundings

• The question that you want an answer to.

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A testable answer to a scientific question

• Question
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

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Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

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Observations made during an experiment are called:

• results
• problems
• conclusions
• questions

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An inference is based on:

• both scientific observations and known facts

• known facts

• scientific observations

• a rumor you started in the bathroom

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After the data is analyzed the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________

• conclusion

• experiment

• hypothesis

• table of contents

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After a scientific experiment is performed, data is recorded, and conclusions are drawn, what should be done next?

• Share your research with other scientists
• Keep your research a secret
• Destroy all evidence of your experiment

List the Scientific Process steps in order.

• Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data, Conclusion

• Conclusion, Observation, Experiment, Data, Hypothesis

• Observation, Experiment, Hypothesis, Conclusion, Data, Question

• None of the above