Scientific Inquiry

The procedure(s) used to test a hypothesis.

• observation
• experiment
• infer
• control

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Information obtained through one or more of the five senses.

• hypothesis
• observation
• predict
• infer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

To explain what will happen before it occurs.

• predict
• conclusion
• independent variable
• dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The variable that is varied or manipulated by the researcher.

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• control
• experiment

The educated guess you make at the beginning of the scientific method is called the....

• variable
• conclusion
• hypothesis
• procedure

"Will ice melt faster in salt water?", is an example of a

• Hypothesis
• Question
• Dependent variable
• Control

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

• Procedure
• Hypothesis
• Question
• Results

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

An assumption based on observations

• Hypothesis
• Inference
• Guess
• Theory

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

You want to test which pot will heat up water faster, an iron pot or a steel pot. What would your dependent variable be?

• Time to heat up water
• Temperature of water
• The iron and steel pots
• The type of heating element you use.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is a rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature?

• scientific theory

• inquiry

• scientific law

• school rules

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1