Scientific Method

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• background research

• conclusion

Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________

• hypothesis
• conclusion
• experiment
• data

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

What is the second step in the scientific method?

• pose a question

• form a hypothesis

• design an experiment

• collect and interpret data

What is the third step in the scientific method?

• pose a question

• form a hypothesis

• design an experiment

• collect and interpret data

What is the fourth step in the scientific method?

• pose a question

• form a hypothesis

• design an experiment/test

• collect and interpret data

What is the fifth step in the scientific method?

• pose a question

• form a hypothesis

• design an experiment

• collect/record and interpret data

What is the sixth step in the scientific method?

• draw conclusions

• communicate

• design an experiment

• collect and interpret data

What is the seventh step in the scientific method?

• draw conclusions

• communicate/share your findings

• design an experiment

• collect and interpret data

True or False. A hypothesis is always correct.

• true

• false