Scientific Method

What is an observation?

• Something you measure or detect with your senses.

• The way you feel about something

• An educated guess

• A theory that has been disproved

What is the best way to collect and record data?

• On a data table

• On post-it notes

• On scrap paper

• interpretive dance

What is the series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions?

• the scientific method

• results

• observations

• the two step

After the data is analyzed, the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________.

• conclusion

• experiment

• hypothesis

• table of contents

What is an educated guess in science?

• hypothesis

• procedure

• conclusion

• lucky

What words should be used to create a problem question?

• How

• Does

• What

• All of the above

After scientists state a problem question, they want to know as much about the topic as possible. What is the next step in the scientific method AFTER they write a problem question?

• research the topic

• make observations

• perform an experiment

• form a conclusion

What are the two kinds of variables that you need to identify in your experiments?

• Independent and dependent

• Independent and manipulated

• Dependent and responding

• We don't need to identify variables

What is the independent variable?

• The variable that is not changed

• The variable that is being observed

• The variable that you purposely change (manipulate)

• The variable that responds to the change

What is the dependent variable?

• The variable that does not change

• The variable that you purposely manipulate

• The variable that is kept constant on purpose

• The variable that responds to the change