Scientific Investigation

The following are steps of the scientific method. Which is the first step?

• Test

• Ask a question

• Draw a conclusion

• Form a hypothesis

What is a hypothesis?

• An educated guess as to what will happen next during the experiment

• Information gathered during an experiment

• The results of an experiment

• What is changed in an experiment

Why is it important to state a conclusion?

• You can explain what your results were

• You can state whether your hypothesis was correct

• You really don't have to have a conclusion

• Both A and B are correct

The banana is the same color of sunshine after a hurricane. What type of observation is this?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Mary's banana is 19.2 cm long. What type of observation is this?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

This graph is used for graphing continuous information over time. What is the name of this graph?

• Bar graph

• Circle graph

• Line graph

• Tall graph

This graph is used for graphing percentages. What is this type of graph called?

• Line graph

• Circle graph

• Bar graph

There's a different teacher in front of the science classroom today. What is your inference?

• You had bananas for breakfast

• It is raining outside

• The sky is blue

• Your teacher is sick

Which question is best for a scientific investigation?

• Who made the first microscope?

• How long ago did the dinosaurs live on Earth?

• Does the amount of salt in water affect temperature at which it boils?

Which of the following hypothesis is written correctly?

• If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high

• If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high

• If the tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high

• Frozen tennis balls just don't bounce