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

A scientific observation is:

• Based on facts

• based on your personal beliefs

• Based on opinions

• Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom

An inference is based on:

• both scientific observations and known facts

• known facts

• scientific observations

• a rumor you started in the bathroom

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?

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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What is the best way to collect and record data?

• In a data table

• On post-it notes

• On scrap paper

• interpretive dance

An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type

• quantitative

• qualitative

• koalatative

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions is

• the scientific method

• results

• observations

• the two step

An educated guess in science is called a/an

• hypothesis

• procedure

• conclusion

• lucky

How many variables should be tested at a time?

• Three
• Zero
• Two
• One