Scientific Method Review

What is an observation?

• Something you measure or detect with your senses.

• The way you feel about something

• An educated guess

• A theory that has been disproved

What is the scientific method?

• A systematic procedure for how to conduct a scientific experiment

• The process of solving a problem

• A way of making non-scientific observations

• A way to summarize findings from multiple investigations

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following is NOT a testable question?

• How do rockets work?

• Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?

• Does heart rate increase with exercise?

• Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is a hypothesis?

• An educated prediction or answer to a testable question

• A random guess

• An observation based on feelings or emotions

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What is the best way to collect and record data?

• In a data table

• On post-it notes

• On scrap paper

• interpretive dance

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

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

Dependent variable means

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?

• True
• How fast you get to school
• Riding a bike or walking
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?

• Scientific Method
• Studying
• Independent variable
• Test score

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