Scientific Method

A prediction of what you think will happen and which can be tested to see if it's true.

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

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

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas

• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

• To be unaware of your surroundings

• The question that you want an answer to.

A testable answer to a scientific question

• Question
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

This is the last step in the scientific method

• Draw a conclusion
• Record your data as results
• Apply the findings

• Collaborate with others

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

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

A hypothesis is simply a prediction that has not yet been _.

• tested

• made into a theory
• results calculated
• written about

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures