Scientific Skills

The basketball is orange with black lines.

• Observation

• Hypothesis

Mrs. Perry's plant has 6 leaves.

• Observation

• Classifying

Which statement is an observation?

• Her favorite color must be brown.  
• Her hair is brown. 
• Her hair is brown because she dyed it. 
• Her hair has not been cut in two years. 

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

• responding variable

• manipulated variable

• data

• control group

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the manipulated variable.

• amount of water

• temperature of water

• size of ice cube

• height of ice cube

Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the responding variable.

• amount of water

• temperature of water

• size of ice cube

• height of ice cube

Information that you gather with your senses.

• observation
• variable
• hypothesis
• testable question

A possible answer to a scientific question

• Independent variable
• Hypothesis
• Observation
• Scientific inquiry

There are 2 windows in the classroom. What type of observation is this?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative