The Scientific Method

Which of the following are qualitative?

• red pen

• 4 boys

• 2 plants

Select which of the following are quantitative? (Select all that apply)

• 14 desks

• blue sky

• 4 books

• sad girl

Which of the following is an inference?

• 12 chairs

• The class is quiet so they must be working

• when I work hard I will get better grades

If I am testing to see if adding more water to a plant will increase it's height, what would be my independent variable?

• plant height

• amount of water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

If I am testing which dog food is the tastiest, what would be my dependent variable?

• amount of dog food eaten

• type of dog food

What would my control group be?

Independent: type of music

Dependent: test scores

• no music

• textbook

• test scores

What would my constants be? (select all that apply)

Independent: type of music

Dependent: test scores

• type of music

• gender of students

• test scores

• textbook

The zombie's brain is protruding (sticking out) from his skill.

• observation

• inference

Information gathered using your 5 senses is called an

• Observation

• Inference

Which observation is quantitative?

• It is 5 cm long
• It is smooth
• It looks red
• It is dry