SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Experimental results are sometimes called data.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

I will test my lab partners’ resting heart rates by counting their heart beats in three different positions: lying down, sitting, and standing up.

• CONCLUSION

• DATA

• EXPERIMENT

Object: Bounce count Golf ball: 4 bounces Medicine Ball: 7 bounces Baseball: 5 bounces. These are called ____.

• Hypothesis

• Question

• Data

The experiment and data show that heavier objects bounce higher on trampolines. This shows _________.

• Question

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

If there is and equal an opposite reaction to every action, then heavier objects will bounce higher off a trampoline. This is called ____.

• Question

• Data

• Hypothesis

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions

• SCIENTIFIC METHOD

• MANIPULATIVE SKILLS

• SCIENCE SKILLS

Which of the following steps to scientific inquiry is completed last?

• ANALYZE DATA

• DESIGNIG EXPERIMENT

• FRAWING CONCLUSIONS

A student planted the same number of pea seeds in four pots with the same type of soil in each.  He put the pots in a sunny window and gave each one different amounts of water every 3 days.  This experiment is probably testing whether  ___.

• soil is needed for peas to grow

• the amount of water given affects how fast peas grow

• sunlight is needed for the peas to grow

Megan wants to plan an experiment that involves growing marigolds.

So far she’s done her research, created a testable question, and came up with a hypothesis.  What is her next step? 

• write a conclusion

• perform the experiment and gather data

• design the steps to her experiment

Which two steps are in the wrong order for scientific method?

• Ask a question, make a hypothesis

• Test hypothesis, draw conclusions

• Draw conclusions, analyze results