Scientific Method Review

The leaf is dark green.

• Inference

• Observation

The car weighs 1.2 tons.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?

• Drawing Conclusions

• Interpreting Data

• Making Observations

• Making a Hypothesis

I could tell she was angry because her face was red.

• Observation

• Inference

The flower smelled good.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

If Sam was completing an experiment to determine if fertilizer makes a plant grow better than not using fertilizer, which of the following is the best method?

• Place one plant in the sun and the other in the closet.

• Water one plant every day and the other plant every other day.

• Keep both plants on top of the cabinet.

• Use a tomato plant and a bean plant.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The chair was hard and made of wood.

• Observation

• Inference

The temperature is 80 degrees.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Which question would be the best scientific question?

• How many giraffes live in Africa?

• How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?

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

• Who made the first microscope?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The volcano is erupting.

• Observation

• Inference