Scientific Investigation Vocab Quiz

What is the correct order of the steps of the scientific method?

• Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze, Conclusion, Share

• Share, Hypothesis, Research, Question, Experiment, Conclusion, Analyze

• Analyze, Share, Conclusion, Hypothesis, Experiment, Research, Question

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

This is a well-tested idea that explains many observations and is widely accepted by scientists.

• Hypothesis

• Data Analysis

• Scientific Theory

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

This is a statement that describes something that always happens under certain conditions in nature.

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Scientific Law

This is a possible explanation (reason) for observations that relate to a scientific question.

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Repeated Trials

This is something that can change in an experiment.

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Repeated Trials

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

This is doing the same experiment multiple times to make sure the results are accurate.

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Repeated Trials

This is a conclusion you make based on what you already know and what you observe.

• Independent Variable

• Constants

• Inference

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

These things stay the same in an experiment to make it fair.

• Independent Variable

• Constants

• Inference

This is the one thing you change in an experiment to see what happens. “I change the Independent Variable”.

• Independent Variable

• Constants

• Inference

This is describing things using your senses, like how something looks, smells, feels, tastes, or sounds.

• Qualitative Observation

• Dependent Variable

• Experimental Group

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8