Scientific Method

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• procedures

• conclusion

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 

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

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

A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

• observations
  conclusion
• data
• variables
• hypothesis