Spot the Scientific Method Practice

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Stephen thinks that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil where they were planted.

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Susan said "If I add fertilizer to my geranium plants, they will blossom"

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Jadden's thinks that household cockroaches don't like cucumber because he when he collected data they moved away from raw cucumber slices

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Rene grew bacteria from the mouth on special plates in the lab. She placed drops of different mouthwashes on the bacteria in each plate to see what happened.

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Kexin used a survey to determine if more of her classmates were left-handed than right handed.

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Jose saw bats catching insects after dark. He wondered "how do bats find the insects in the dark?"

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Jaclyn wondered if dyes could be taken out of plant leaves, flowers, or stems.

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Bennett read about growing plants in nothing but water. He wanted to know how plants could possibly grow without dirt.

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Rahma soaked six different kinds of seeds in water for a day. Then she planted them, treated them the same, and waited to see if they sprouted at different times.

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is described?

Kevin said "If I grow seedlings under a red light, I think they will grow faster than seedlings under a white light"

• Recognizing a problem or asking a question

• Forming a hypothesis or prediction

• Testing an idea with an experiment

• Using data to come to a conclusion