Daniels - SOL 5.1 Scientific Investigation

Observations that are made using only the senses and that describe properties.

• qualitative observations
• quantitative observations

Observations that use numbers or measurements.

• qualitative observations
• quantitative observations

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which is a quantitative observation?

• The car took 6 seconds to roll across the desk.
• The car is red.
• The birds made their nests in apple trees.
• The colder the air, the slower mold will grow on fruit.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is a hypothesis?

• A theory
• An educated guess based on information that uses the words "if" and "then"
• What is changed in an experiment
• The first step in the Scientific Process

What is the dependent variable in the following testable question:
How does changing the color of the can affect how hot it will get in the sun?

• How hot it will get in the sun
• The color of the can

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

In the following experiment, which of the choices below should be kept constant?
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."

• Color of ball
• Throwing order
• Throwing spot

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a dependent variable?

• The one change of an experiment
• What is measured in an experiment
• Things that must stay the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a constant variable?

• The one change of an experiment
• What is measured in an experiment
• Things that must stay the same

If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

• Procedure
• Hypothesis
• Question
• Results

The stove is red hot. 

• qualitative
• quantitative