scientific method

Which of these contains the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?

• Ask a question, do background research, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

• State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

• Ask a question, state your hypothesis, do background research, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion, analyze data

• State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment, analyze data

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________

• hypothesis
• conclusion
• experiment
• data

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NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1

NGSS.K-ESS2-1

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

• data
• conclusions
• notebook
• inquiry

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

When should you write a hypothesis?

• After writing procedures

• After making observations and doing research on a question/problem

• After buying materials for an experiment

• At the very beginning of the experiment

This is the group that we will compare our experimental group to. This group stays "normal."

• Control Group
• Experimental Group
•  Normal Group
• Weird Group

This is the group that is affected by the variable or the group that is changed.

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

• Changed Group

• Cool Group

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Dependent variable means

• the scientist controls what to test
• educated guess
• ask a question
• what is being measured

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood. 
What's the dependent variable?

• increase the amount of iron in your blood
• spinach you eat