Scientific Method

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Report your results

• Conduct an experiment

• Make a hypothesis

• Make an observation

Select the correct steps and order of the scientific method.

• Make an observation, make a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, ask a question, report your results, draw conclusions

• Make an observation, ask a question, make a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, draw conclusions, report your results

• Make an observation, make a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, draw conclusions

• None of the above

What is a series of steps used by scientists to answer a question?

• Hypothesis

• Scientific method

• Experiment

• Data collection

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the final step of the scientific method?

• Ask a question

• Draw conclusions

• Conduct an experiment

• Report your results

To make observations you use your _.

• Feet

• Experience

• Senses

• Memory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Performing an experiment allows you to test your _.

• Hypothesis

• Data

• Conclusions

• Abilities

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is an inference?

• A guess or opinion

• Fact

• What stays the same

• What is measured

Select the observation.

• This cat just took a bath.

• This cat doesn’t like baths.

• This cat is wet and wrapped in a towel.

• This cat will probably get a treat for taking a bath.

Select the inference.

• The dog is black and white.

• The dog is about to catch a baseball.

• The grass is green.

• The dog has two ears and two eyes.

The steps of scientific method can only be done once per hypothesis. Steps cannot be repeated.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The scientific method can and often should be repeated many times.