3.1 & 3.2 Scientific Method Notes Practice

Rate your understanding of scientific method as a whole.

• 1* I am super lost

• 2** I get some things but not others

• 3*** I feel pretty good; I just need more practice

• 4**** I feel super Confident

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The Scientific Method is

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

• a series of steps used to solve problems or answer questions

• a series of steps used by scientists to ask questions and create problems

• a series of steps used to solve a problem or ask questions and problems

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A plan on how you will conduct your experiment

• Data

• Procedures

• theory

• Hypothesis

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Reorder the following Steps to the Scientific Method

• Question/problem

• Observations

• Hypothesis

• Analyze data

• Experiment

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Information recorded in your experiment which is used to draw a conclusion is called

• reliable

• data

• hypothesis

• observation

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Jane Goodall recorded chimpanzees hunt bushpigs, this type of data is called ___

• qualitative
• quantitative
• field study
• observation

There are 16 red marbles in the bag.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Both
• Neither

What is NOT an example of qualitative data?

• the average high daily temperature for the month of july
• the names of chemicals found in breakfast cereal
• the zip codes in which each high school student resides
• types of shoes worn by pedestrians on a city street 

Rate your understanding of scientific method as a whole.

• 1* I am super lost

• 2** I get some things but not others

• 3*** I feel pretty good; I just need more practice

• 4**** I feel super Confident

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In a controlled experiment, how many variables can be changed at a time?