Label the pyramid with the steps of the Scientific Method starting with Step 1 & finishing with Step 6.

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d

b

c

e

f

Research

Asking a Question

Form a Hypothesis

Drawing conclusions

Analyzing data

Conduct an Experiment

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Match the following term with the correct meaning.

• Hypothesis

• What the scientist wants to know or solve

• Analyze data

• Looking at and learning from the data that was collected

• Conclusion

• The educated guess of what you think will happen

• Research

• When scientists use books, journals and the internet to gather information

• Question

• The summary of the results of your experiment. This is where you stated whether your hypothesis was correct or incorrect.

Match the following term with the correct description of its meaning.

• Dependent variable

• What is normal about the experiment. We use it to compare our results too.

• Independent variable

• What we measure in the experiment

• Control group

• What we change in the experiment on purpose. What we are testing.

Match the following steps of the scientific method with the correct description.

• Conclusion

• Mile time in Nike shoes= 6 minutes

  Mile time in Adidas shoes = 6 minutes

• Form hypothesis

• Nike shoes do not make me run faster. I ran the same amount of time in Nikes as I did in Adidas.

• Experiment

• One day I will run a mile wearing my Nike shoes and record my time. Another day I will run a mile wearing my Adidas shoes and record my time.

• Analyze data

• Will a specific brand of shoes help me run faster?

• Ask a question

• If I wear Nike's, then I think I will run faster

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid: water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the independent variable?

• The type of plant

• The type of music

• The type of liquid

• The amount of sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect the height a plant grows. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid: water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

• The height of the plant

• The type of music

• The type of liquid

• The amount of sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1