Scientific Method Introduction

The first step of the scientific method is ________________.

• formulate a hypothesis

• do some research

• make a graph

• ask a question

A hypothesis is _________________.

• an educated guess
• often an if-then statement
• formulated after research
• All of these choices are correct.

Before you form a hypothesis, you need to ___________.

• perform calculations
• do research
• write a procedure
• All of these choices are correct.

The quantity that is manipulated or changed by the experimenter is the_______.

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• controlled variable
• constants

In what step of the scientific method, do you conduct an investigation to test my hypothesis?

• Purpose
• Experiment

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

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

What is the goal of research before you begin your experiment?

• To find the answer to your hypothesis.

• To find information that will help in forming a prediction about what will occur in the experiment.

• Because your teacher told you to research.

• To finish your experiment before anyone else.

Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?

• Qualitative 
• Quanitative

Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?

• Color
• Smell
• 6.84 cm
• texture

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that an elephant makes?

• drawing conclusions
• making observations
• interpreting data
• making a hypothesis