Scientific Method Questions

Which question would be the BEST, high-level, and TESTABLE scientific question?

• Who made the first microscope?

• How many giraffes live in Africa?

• How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?

• Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are

• making observations.

• asking questions.

• forming a hypothesis.

• drawing conclusions.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs?

• Asking questions

• Communicating results

• Making a hypothesis

• Collecting data

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A scientist who wants to study the affects of fertilizer on plants sets up an experiment. Plant A gets no fertilizer, Plant B gets 5 mg. of fertilizer each day, and Plant C gets 10mg. of fertilizer each day. Which plant is the control?

• Plant A

• Plant B

• Plant C

• All of the plants

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

• conclusion

• procedures

• materials

• responding variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.

• recognize a problem

• test the hypothesis with an experiment

• form a hypothesis

• draw conclusions  

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change on purpose

• control or keep constant

• measure

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Why do we want to test one variable at a time?

• Because it is hard to setup a data table with more

• To know what is causing the changes. This helps us understand cause and effect.

• It is what has always been done

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

• Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

• It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

• It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment