Scientific Method

What answer best describes the purpose of the scientific method?

• to solve problems and create experiments

• to research new information

• to practice safety

• to become a scientist

What is a hypothesis?

• an observation

• something that you know

• an educated guess

• what you keep the same in an experiment

Alexis wants to know if students do better on their homework if they listen to classical music or hip hop music. What part of the scientific method comes next?

• data

• conclusion

• question

• procedure

What is a constant?

• what stays the same in an experiment

• what is changed in an experiment

• what is measured in an experiment

• a guess made using observations

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Ask a question

analyze data

Form a hypothesis

record data

draw a conclusion

Conduct experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of the conclusion in an experiment?

• the conclusion is a summary of how the experiment was designed and it also includes all the steps

• the conclusion tells whether or not your hypothesis was correct

If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep. This is an example of a:

• conclusion

• procedure

• data

• hypothesis

What is missing?

• Procedure

• Constant

• Control

• Problem

Repeating experiments is a good idea in order to prove the results are believable.

• True

• False

"I was wrong; the plant needed water once a week." This is an example of a:

• conclusion

• data

• hypothesis

• procedure

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1