Scientific Method

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

• making a hypothesis

• drawing conclusions

• making observations

• interpreting data

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What question would be the best high level scientific question?

• How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?

• Does an elephant have a better memory than a crow?

• Who made the first microscope?

• Does salt in water affect the boiling temperature?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• It is testable

• It should restate the question

• It is an if... then statement

• It is a prediction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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

• an independent variable

• a theory

• a dependent variable

• a controlled experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following hypothesis is written correctly?

• if I freeze the tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high

• If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high as one that is not frozen

• Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high

• If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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

• inquiry

• scientific method

• inference

• observation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

• qualitative observation

• scientific method

• identify the problem

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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

• dependent variable

• experimental variable

• controlled variable

• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

• dependent variable

• experimental variable

• controlled variable

• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2