Question, Variables and Hypothesis Quiz

A testable question is:

• One that will require many hours of studying.

• One that must be answered the same day.

• One that can be answered by designing and conducting an experiment.

• One that requires extensive expertise to answer.

Mrs. Petterson and Ms. Topp were debating how much fizz regular soda and diet soda made. Choose a testable question they could use to conduct an experiment.

• Is the amount of fizz different in soda?

• Which soda has a lot of fizz?

• Does regular soda produce more fizz than diet soda?

Testable or not testable: How does changing the shape of a kite affect it's ability to fly?

• testable

• nontestable

Testable or Not Testable: Why do people run?

• Testable

• Not Testable

Which of these is NOT testable question?

• How does changing the amount of sunlight affect the growth of a plant?

• How does changing the amount of vegetables eaten affect height in children?

• Which is better, icecream or pizza?

• If I change my soccer cleats to a different brand, will it affect my performance during the game?

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Are cats better than dogs?

• This is a testable question.

• This is a non testable question

What is a hypothesis?

• an explanation about what you observed

• using your 5 senses to gather data

• the thing changed on purpose in the experiment

• an educated guess about what will happen in the experiment.

What two words should be in your hypothesis?

• I think

• My guess

• If... then

• I believe

What variable comes after the word "If"

• independent variable

• dependent variable

What variable comes after the word "then"

• independent variable

• dependent variable