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Scientific Method

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"This owl is an angry owl." This phrase is a(n) ______?
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
c)
Variable
d)
Prediction
2.
When observing something new, how much should you observe?
a)
A Part
b)
2 pieces of cake
c)
The tail end 
d)
The Whole
3.
What is the scientific method
a)
Something in science
b)
Just a fun experiment
c)
Process that scientist use to study the world around them.
4.
What do we call the educated guess we make before the experiment?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
experiment
c)
fish
5.
What do we do first in the scientific method?
a)
A fun experiment
b)
Observe
c)
take a nap
6.
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
a)
The van is tan.
b)
The  van ran into KFC. 
c)
The driver was hungry. 
d)
The bushes are dead.
7.
What is an observation?
a)
A scientific statement based on ideas
b)
Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
c)
To be unaware of your surroundings
8.
There are 12 cows in the field.
a)
Qualitative Observation
b)
Quantitative Observation
9.
Which statement is an inference?
a)
The lights are off because no one is home
b)
The lights are yellow
c)
The lights are off
10.
This is the last step in the scientific method
a)
Draw a conclusion
b)
Record your data as results
c)
Share what you have learned with others
d)
Collaborate with others
11.
This step should be done more than once to ensure accurate results
a)
Conduct an experiment
b)
Ask a question
c)
Record data
d)
Clean up after your investigation
12.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
13.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
14.
The animal has 4 legs.
Inference or Observation?
a)
Inference
b)
Observation