Scientific Method

If you have observed something about the world and want to investigate it further, what should you do first?

• 1. Construct a hypothesis.

• 1. Report the results.

• 1. Do background research.

• 1. Ask a question.

Which powerful scientific tool is built upon inductive reasoning?

• 1. observation

• 1. scientific method

• 1. scientific law

• 1. peer review

What is the initial explanation of a scientific question called?

• 1. theory

• 1. law

• 1. hypothesis

• 1. observation

Which of the following arrange these four steps of the scientific method in the correct order?

• 1. Observation - Experiment - Hypothesis - Results

• 1. Experiment - Observation - Hypothesis - Results

• 1. Observation - Experiment - Results - Hypothesis

• 1. Observation - Hypothesis - Experiment - Results

Which group of words is related to steps of the scientific method?

• 1. hypothesis, data, theory

• 1. question, experiment, conclusion

• 1. hypothesis, results, organization

• 1. approach, research, conclusion