Scientific Method Quiz

What is the scientific method?

• Series of steps that scientists use to solve & answer problems

• A Secret

• A formula

• Steps to success

The steps of the scientific method in order are...

• problem, hypothesis, research, experiment, observations, conclusion

• problem, hypothesis, experiment, research, observations, conclusion

• problem, research, hypothesis, experiment, observations, conclusion

• hypothesis, problem, research, experiment, observations, conclusion

A problem has what format?

• If, then, because

• How and affect

• If, how, affect

• How, then, because

Which is a well written problem?

• How does the type of water affect the growth of the plant?

• If the type of the water affects the type of the plant, then it will grow.

• How does sugar water make a plant grow?

• What is a hypothesis?

What is a hypothesis?

• an educated guess

• results

• conclusion

• a finding

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Which is a well written hypothesis?

• If I test red dye, then it will spread faster because it is a thicker color

• If different dyes are tested, then the red will spread faster.

• If different dyes are tested, then red will spread faster bc it is thinner.

• How does the type of dye affect how fast it spreads?

A line graphs purpose is to

• compare groups

• compare amounts to a whole

• look at totals

• show changes over time

..... graphs are best for continuous data.

• pie charts

• line graphs

• bar graphs/charts

• scatter plots

The purpose of a bar graph is to

• look at colours

• to look at a relationship

• compare different groups' amounts

• to compare changes over time

We use Data Tables because...

• They are fun

• They help us keep our data organized

• They tell us what our controlled variables are

• We have a lot of Data Chairs...