Brainpop Scientific Method

What is the first step of scientific problem solving?

• identify the PROBLEM

• write a HYPOTHESIS

• do some RESEARCH

• create an EXPERIMENT

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What kind of plant does Moby have?

• banana tree

• fir tree

• cactus

• fig tree

After you find the PROBLEM, what do you do next?

• make some OBSERVATIONS

• write a HYPOTHESIS

• do some RESEARCH

• create an EXPERIMENT

_____________ is a testable explanation for the details you observe.

• A PROBLEM

• A HYPOTHESIS

• An INFERENCE

• A THEORY

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Moby tested the plants. They all had the same....(pick 3)

• sunlight

• soil

• type of pot

• amount of water

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Tim and Moby had to come up with an _________ to test their hypothesis.

• inference

• experiment

• observation

• theory

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At the end of the experiment, they discovered the plant needed water ......

• 1 time every day

• 3 times a day

• 3 times a week

• 1 time per week

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A ___________ is an explanatory statement that's been repeatedly confirmed through experimental testing.

• theory

• hypothesis

• conslusion

• experiment

What can we INFER was wrong with Moby's plant at the beginning of the video?

• he used the wrong soil

• there was no sunlight

• he was watering it too much

• he doesn't like plants

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Which statement describes the relationship between the scientific method and the scientific process?

• The scientific method is another name for the scientific process

• The scientific method is part of the scientific process

• The scientific method is an alternative to the scientific process

• The scientific method is the end result of the scientific process

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