Scientific Method

What is the first thing you do when performing the scientific method?

• Make a conclusion
• make an observation
• solve a problem
• experiment

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

Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________

• hypothesis
• conclusion
• experiment
• data

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

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, what is the dependent variable?

• Type of plant
• Water, apple juice, milk
• Plant growth
• Color of the plant's leaves

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 

• Type of fertilizer
• Size of sunflower
• type of sun flower

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the dependent variable 

• Type of fertilizer
• Size of sunflower
• Type of sunflower

How many students take the bus to school?

• 35
• 20
• 10
• 15

How many people voted for red as their favorite color?

• 100
• 2
• 4
• 9