Scientific Method

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis
• question/problem
• procedures
• conclusion

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas

• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

• To be unaware of your surroundings

• The question that you want an answer to.

This is the last step in the scientific method

• Draw a conclusion
• Record your data as results
• Share what you have learned with others
• Collaborate with others

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation
• Form a theory
• Collect data
• Form a hypothesis

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?

Which variable depends on what is done at the beginning of an experiment?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Following

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Compound