Scientific Method

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

• data
• conclusions
• notebook
• inquiry

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A test used to discover something unknown.

• data
• variable
• conclusion
• experiment

Information you obtain through your senses, such as touch, sound and sight.

• observation
• hypothesis
• question
• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of these contains steps in the right order?

• Ask a question, form a hypothesis, research, plan and conduct an investigation, draw conclusions, report and share results, make a conclusion

• Form a hypothesis, ask a question, research, plan and conduct an investigation, draw conclusions, report and share results

• Observe and ask questions, form a hypothesis, plan and conduct an investigation, draw conclusions, report and share results

• Form a hypothesis, ask a question, research, report and share results, plan and conduct an investigation, draw conclusions

The one variable in an experiment that is purposely changed by the scientist is the________________. (What is being tested?)

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• data

• control group

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What the scientist is measuring in the experiment is the...

• Dependent Variable

• Conclusion

• Independent Variable

• Constant Variables

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car affect how fast the car can drive.

What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline

• which car the gas is put into

• how fast the car can drive

• how much gas is put into the car

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

• heart rate
• type of exercise
• amount of exercise
• time of day exercise occurs

step by step process used to answer questions and solve problems

• demonstration

• question

• scientific method

• experiment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a scientific test or trial used to answer a question

• demonstration

• question

• scientific method

• experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2