Scientific Method

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

• data

• hypothesis

• theory

• fact

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

• conclusion

• procedures

• materials

• variables

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas

• To be unaware of your surroundings

• The question you want an answer to

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

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A testable educated guess to a scientific question

• Question

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Experiment

What should you do after you make a conclusion?

• analyze your data

• conduct an experiment

• share your results

• make a hypothesis

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

• data collection

• scientific method

• recipe

• independent variable

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What is an independent variable?

• What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

• What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

• What the scientist measured to see if it responded to a change

• The conclusion statement after analyzing date

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Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation

• Collect data

• Form a theory

• Form a hypothesis

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

• proven or disproven

• written about

• made into a theory

• calculated

Experiments should be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time.

• True

• False

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