Scientific Method

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• experiment

• conclusion

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

• Make an observation, Ask a question, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

• State your hypothesis, ask a question, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion, make an observation

• Ask a question, state your hypothesis, make an observation, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion, analyze data

• State your hypothesis, ask a question, make a conclusion, make an observation, conduct an experiment, analyze data

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True
• False

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

• yes
• no

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

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

The __________________________________ is the organized way scientists answer questions and solve problems.

• scientific method

• scientific explanation

• scientific notation

• scientific guesses

Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________

• hypothesis
• conclusion
• experiment
• data

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

• data
• conclusions
• notebook
• inquiry

After a scientific experiment is performed, data is recorded, and conclusions are drawn, what should be done next?

• Share your research with other scientists

• Keep your research a secret and never speak about it again

• Destroy all evidence of your experiment

• Use your research for evil

A hypothesis is

• a random guess

• an explanation that answers a question

• an experiment

• an SI unit