Coach Boone's Scientific Method Quiz

A hypothesis is an educated guess.

• True

• False

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Recognize the problem/Ask Question

• Form the hypothesis

• Test the hypothesis

• Communicate results

What is the second step of the scientific method?

• Form hypothesis

• Recognize problem/ask question

• Draw Conclusions

• None of these options

What do you do after you form a hypothesis?

• Draw a conclusion

• Share results

• Test the hypothesis

• Recognize the problem/ask a question

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"If I practice you practice on your putt for at least 30 minutes a day, you will improve your golf score."

This is an example of a

• person recognizing a problem

• forming a hypothesis

• testing the hypothesis

• drawing a conclusion

John's data showed that household cockroaches moved away from raw cucumber slices.

What did John do?

• Form a hypothesis

• Draw a conclusion

• Test a hypothesis

• Recognize problem

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Michael fed different diets to three groups of guinea pigs. His experiment showed that guinea pigs need vitamin C and protein in their diets.

What is Michael doing?

• Testing a hypothesis

• Drawing a conclusion

• forming a hypothesis

• None of the above

The amount of sleep a student gets before a test affects the score he or she earns on the test.

What is the independent variable in the above statement?

• Amount of sleep

• the score he or she earns on the test

The amount of rainfall affects how many flowers a cactus produces.

What is the dependent variable in the above statement?

• how many flowers a cactus produces

• amount of rainfall

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In the scientific method, we share the results before we draw a conclusion.

• True

• False