Dalton Scientific Method Quiz

Which of the following shows the steps of the scientific method in order?

• Hypothesis -> Conclusion -> Question -> Experiment -> Research -> Analyze data
• Question -> Research -> Hypothesis -> Experiment -> Analyze data -> Conclusion
• Question -> Hypothesis -> Research -> Experiment -> Analyze data -> Conclusion

What does a good scientific question need to have?

• It needs to have an independent variable
• It needs to have an dependent variable
• All of the above are needed in a good scientific question

"Does wearing eyeliner make you prettier?" Is this a good scientific question? Why or Why not?

• It is a bad question because it doesn't have an independent variable
• It is a bad question because it isn't measurable
• It is a good scientific question because it has an independent and dependent variable and it's measureable

What is a HYPOTHESIS?

• Something that you know

• An educated guess

• What you keep the same in an experiment

Which is a good example of a hypothesis for the following scientific question? "Does playing video games lead to higher blood pressure?"

• Playing violent games gives people higher blood pressure
• If you have high blood pressure, then you play violent video games.
• If you play violent video games, then you will have higher blood pressure.

What is an INDEPENDENT variable?

• What is measured in an experiment
• What you change in an experiment
• What stays the same in an experiment

What is an DEPENDENT variable?

• What is measured in an experiment
• What you change in an experiment
• What stays the same in an experiment

Alexis wants to know if students do better on thier homework if they listen to classical or hiphop music. What is the INDEPENDENT variable in this experiment?

• Student's grades on homework
• The volume of the music
• The type of music

David wanted to know if the tire tread on a car affected the braking distance of the car. What is the DEPENDENT variable in this experiment?

• The breaking distance of the car
• The different tire treads on cars
• The type of car

What is a control variable/constant?

• What stays the same in an experiment
• What is changed in an experiment
• What is measured in an experiment