Scientific Method 1

What is an observation?

• Something you measure or detect with your senses.

• The way you feel about something

• An educated guess

• A theory that has been disproved

A scientific observation is:

• Based on facts

• based on your personal beliefs

• Based on opinions

• Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom

An inference is based on:

• both scientific observations and known facts

• known facts

• scientific observations

• a rumor you started in the bathroom

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

An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type

• quantitative

• qualitative

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions is

• the scientific method

• results

• observations

• the two step

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.