Scientific Method

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

• interpreting data

• making observations

• drawing conclusions

• making a hypothesis

What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?

• Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.

• Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results.

• Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results.

• Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results.

Which question would be the best high level scientific question?

• Who made the first microscope?

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

• How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?

• How many giraffes live in Africa?

Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?

• It should restate the question

• It is a prediction.

• It is an if/then statement

• It is testable

An experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group and an experimental group is?

• a theory

• a dependent variable

• an independent variable

• a controlled experiment

The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an

• scientific method

• observation

• inquiry

• conclusion

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

• hypothesis

• scientific method

• observation

• experiment

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the

• controlled variable

• independent variable

• experimental variable

• dependent variable

In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the

• dependent variable

• conclusion

• independent variable

• controlled variable

A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is

• the gender of the alligator

• the incubator

• the male alligators

• the temperature