Scientific Method

What is the scientific method?

• A systematic procedure for how to conduct a scientific experiment

• The process of solving a problem

• A way of making non-scientific observations

• A way to summarize findings from multiple investigations

Which of the following is NOT a testable question?

• How do rockets work?

• Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?

• Does heart rate increase with exercise?

• Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?

What is a hypothesis?

• An educated prediction or answer to a testable question

• A random guess

• An observation based on feelings or emotions

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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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

An educated guess in science is called a/an

• hypothesis

• procedure

• conclusion

• lucky

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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.

This is the last step in the scientific method

• Draw a conclusion
• Record your data as results
• Share what you have learned with others
• Collaborate with others

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation
• Form a theory
• Collect data
• Form a hypothesis