Scientific Method

Which happens last?

• Ask a question/make an observation

• Make a hypothesis

• Make a plan

• Draw conclusions

Performing a test or experiment allows you to test your ___________.

• Conclusions

• Hypothesis

• Data

• Question

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Data

• Fact

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The following is NOT a step in the scientific method.

• Share conclusions with others

• Make predictions

• Collect data

• State a theory

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question is known as the

• data collection

• recipe

• metric system

• scientific method

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains what you have learned is the

• materials

• procedures

• conclusion

• dependent variable

To test a hypothesis, a scientist designs a

• hypothesis

• theory

• model

• experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The ONLY thing that the scientist changes on purpose in all of the experimental groups is the

• answer

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.

• They type of pot you put the plants in.

• The amount you water each plant.

• The amount of sunlight the plants get.

• The amount the plant grows.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which step in the scientific method involves making an educated guess that can be tested?

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Conclusion