Scientific Practices Assessment

A testable solution that states a cause and effect ("if-then") relationship is called a...

• procedure

• variable

• observation

• hypothesis

What do we call the information that is gathered during an experiment when it includes numbers?

• prediction

• qualitative data

• metric system

• quantitative data

The one factor that is purposely changed in an experiment is known as what type of variable?

• dependent

• independent

• responding

• controlled

The outcome or factor that changes as a result of the experiment is called the ...

• independent variable

• quantitative variable

• controlled variable

• dependent variable

What a person sees, hears, feels, smells, tastes, or measures during an activity or experiment are

• predictions

• variables

• conclusions

• observations

Statements designed to explain observations based on what we already know are called

• variables

• procedures

• inferences

• data

How many variables are changed or tested in a good controlled experiment?

• none

• one

• 2-5 usually

• as many as possible

The type of information collected during the experiment that does not include any numbers. Example the slug is slimy.

• hypothesis

• variable

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

What do we call any condition that might change the outcome of an experiment?

• procedure

• variable

• observation

• hypothesis

Which of these steps of the scientific method would come first?

• Do Background Research

• Draw a Conclusion

• Ask a question

• Perform an experiment