Science 7 Scientific Investigations

The identification of what you want to test is the:

• materials

• problem

• procedure

• hypothesis

In the scientific method, the problem is stated as a:

• statement

• quiz

• verb

• question

There are 2 ways information can be organized in an experiment: data tables and:

• graphs

• conclusions

• material lists

• replications

Which answer choice lists the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?

• Data/Results,

  Materials,

  Problem,

  Conclusion, Procedure,

  Hypothesis

• Materials,

  Problem, Hypothesis,

  Conclusion, Procedure, Data/Results

• Problem, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data/Results, Conclusion

• Conclusion,

  Problem, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data/Results

A Hypothesis

• What you think will happen starting with "I predict..."

• A statement of your prediction for the outcome of the experiment

• A summary of the dependent variable

• A statement explaining what your experiment found out

Which of the following should be done first in a scientific investigation?

• Propose a hypothesis

• Analyze data

• Conduct an experiment

• Identify a question or problem

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
• Using tools to find out the answer

What do we called the results at the end of an experiment ?

• Observation

• Conclusion

• Prediction

• Hypothesis

Which of the following is an observation?

• I predict that the thief stole the wallet because she needed money.

• If the thief stole the wallet, she probably ran outside into the woods.

• The thief blew her whistle 3 times and was wearing glasses.

• So the thief stole the wallet and then ran outside into the woods

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system