The Scientific Method

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Ask a question

• Conclusion

• Form a hypothesis

• Make an observation

Which part of the scientific method is this an example of?

• Procedure

• Hypothesis

• Question

• Results

At the end of the scientific method, scientists should always:

• share what they learned and their results with other scientists

• make a bar graph

• celebrate if their hypothesis was correct

• keep their results secret so their ideas do not get stolen

A possible explanation to a problem or a prediction that has not yet been tested.

• data

• theory

• hypothesis

• fact

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Form a hypothesis

Communicate results

Analyze results

Ask a question

Draw conclusions

Conduct experiment

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Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make an observation

• Form a theory

• Collect data

• Form a hypothesis

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer

• experiment

• problem

• safety check

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What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.

• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.

• A hypothesis is an educated guess or prediction.

• I don't know.

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The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.

• conclusion

• procedures

• materials

• responding variable

Which step is this? "Why is the sliced cheese all moldy?"

• Make a hypothesis

• Draw a conclusion

• Ask a question

• Experiment

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