Scientific Method

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is an educated guess.
• I don't know.

During this step of the scientific method, a scientist would gather background information. 

• Hypothesis
• Research
• Observation
• Experiment 

The scientific method starts when you ___________ about something that you observe.

• A. ask a question

• B. do background research

• C. construct hypothesis

• D. construct a conclusion

What are you going to do to TEST the hypothesis?

• A. Do background research

• B. Do an experiment

• C. Construct a conclusion

• D. Both A and C are correct

When you record or write down the results of your experiment.

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Analysis

• Question

The LAST step, when you compare your results to your hypothesis.

• Conclusion

• Analysis

• Hypothesis

• Question

Which is NOT a step in the Scientific method?

• Hypothesis

• Procedure

• Plagiarism

• Conclusion

What is a hypothesis?

• Designing an experiment

• An educated guess

• Creating a table with data

• Publishing a scientific paper

A scientific procedure to test a hypothesis is called...

• a guess

• a law

• an experiment

• a theory

Fact or opinion? The room is very cold.

• Fact

• Opinion