Nature of Science Assessment

1. Aria and James are working together in science class. They want to answer some tricky questions using a special set of skills. What is this series of skills called?

• Scientific Method

• Scientific Inquiry

• Hypothesis

• Predictions

Rohan, Hannah, and Elijah are on a science adventure! They want to know: Facts that can be proven using one of the 5 senses are called a(n) ________.

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

• Observation

• Inference

3. Benjamin comes home after school and smells delicious chocolate chip cookies. Excited, he dashes upstairs, hoping to find a plate of fresh cookies, but instead, he discovers it's just a cookie-scented candle! This is an example of a(n)

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

• Observation

• Inference

4. Charlotte, Abigail, and Rohan are curious scientists! They notice something interesting and want to come up with an explanation that they can actually test through experiments. What is this testable explanation called?

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

• Observation

• Inference

5. Isla and Jackson are visiting a fortune teller who claims she can tell what will happen next in any sequence of events. What is the scientific term for making a statement about what will happen next?

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

• Observation

• Inference

6. Imagine Harper, William, and Mia are scientists trying to spot cool patterns in their experiment results. Which tool(s) would they use to help them ANALYZE and recognize those patterns?

• a. graphing and tables

• b. models and calculations

• c. both a and b

7. Lily, Abigail, and Charlotte just finished testing their science experiment! Which step of scientific inquiry lets them summarize all the cool information they discovered from testing their hypothesis?

• Hypothesize and Predict

• Ask questions

• Communicate results

• Draw conclusions

8. Imagine Michael and Evelyn are scientists who just finished an exciting experiment! When they WRITE journal articles or SPEAK at conferences to share what they discovered, which step of scientific inquiry are they completing with their results?

• Hypothesize and Predict

• Ask questions

• Communicate results

• Draw conclusions

9. Imagine Emma and Arjun are testing a hypothesis in their science lab, but their results don't support it. What should they do first?

• Blame your lab partner

• Add more independent variables

• Change your results to fit your hypothesis

• Revise your hypothesis and retest

10. Maya and Aria conducted an experiment, but their results didn't support their hypothesis. Does this mean their experiment was a failure?

• True

• False