Scientific Method and Observation and Inferences

Observations made during an experiment are called:

• data
• problems
• conclusions
• questions

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

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

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is an educated guess.
• I don't know.

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

Factors in an experiment that can change.

• Constant
• Variable
• Observation

Which one is the QUALITATIVE data?

• Snake's length: 1.8 meters.
• The snake is 180 centimeters long.
• The snake's length is above average.

Which is the QUANTITATIVE data?

• He lives farther away than you.
• His house is red.
• He lives about 5 miles away.

An explanation that tries to make sense of an observation, but may or may not be true.

• Hypothesis
• Observation
• Inference

Factors in an experiment that stay the same.

• Constant
• Variable
• Hypothesis

The trials in an experiment that show you what is "normal".

• Constant
• Variable
• Control

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5