9.8 Experimental Design

An organized way to collect and record scientific observations is with a(n)

• model.

• inference.

• data table.

• operational definition.

Label each part of this experiment

a

b

c

constants

dependent variable

independent variable

Reorder the following steps of the scientific method from what you do first to what you do last.

• experiment

• observation/problem

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• research

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Stays the same/Constant

,

(b) Changed/Different

• table

• amount of water

• type of plant

• exposure to light

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The independent variable in this experiment is

• the type of plant

• amount of plant growth

• exposure to light for each plant

• amount of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5