Scientific Method Test Version A

Information you obtain through your senses, such as touch, sound and sight.

• observation
• hypothesis
• question
• conclusion

A prediction or guess based on observations.

• data
• scientific process
• hypothesis
• question

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Make a hypothesis

• Test the experiment

• Draw conclusions

• Ask a question/make an observation

Which happens last?

• Ask a question/make an observation

• Make a hypothesis

• Make a plan

• Draw conclusions

Which is the third step?

• Make a plan

• Ask a question/make an observation

• Draw conclusions

• Make a hypothesis

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?

• two

• as many as possible

• four

• one

Why do we want to test one variable at a time?

• Because it is hard to setup a data table with more
• To know what is causing the changes. This helps us understand cause and effect.
• It is what has always been done

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

• Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

• It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

• It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment