Worksheets5th Grade Scientific Method
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 5hrs 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first step of the scientific method?
a)
Making a hypothesis
b)
Asking a question
c)
Making a conclusion
d)
Analyzing your data
2.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
An educated guess
b)
A random guess
c)
It describes your data
d)
A fancy question
3.
Which part of the scientific method involves you working with graphs and tables?
a)
Asking a question
b)
Making a hypothesis
c)
Analyzing your data
d)
Making conclusions
4.
What happens after analyzing your data?
a)
Asking a question
b)
Making a conclusion
c)
Making a hypothesis
d)
Building an experiment
5.
Why do we share our results?
a)
Because we have to
b)
There's no reason to
c)
So other scientists can help us and check our work
d)
It's not really important
6.
She ate 10 ice cream bars.
Is this qualitative data or quantitative data?
Is this qualitative data or quantitative data?
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Neither
7.
His hair was brown and long.
Is this qualitative data or quantitative data?
Is this qualitative data or quantitative data?
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Neither
8.
Which sentence is qualitative?
Sentence 1: The baseball player looks very strong.
Sentence 2: The baseball player can lift 150 pounds easily.
Sentence 1: The baseball player looks very strong.
Sentence 2: The baseball player can lift 150 pounds easily.
a)
Sentence 1
b)
Sentence 2
c)
Neither
9.
Which sentence is quantitative?
Sentence 1: The candle is very hot.
Sentence 2: The candle burns at 300 degrees.
Sentence 1: The candle is very hot.
Sentence 2: The candle burns at 300 degrees.
a)
Sentence 1
b)
Sentence 2
c)
Neither
10.
What kind of data is shown on the table?
a)
Quantitative
b)
Qualitative
c)
Neither
11.
What kind of data is shown on the table?
a)
Quantitative
b)
Qualitative
c)
Neither
12.
Which observation is objective?
a)
Black is my favorite color
b)
Baseball is the best sport ever
c)
Vanilla is the best ice cream flavor
d)
There are 32 desks
13.
Which observation is subjective?
a)
The grass is green
b)
It is 32 degrees outside.
c)
Vanilla is the best ice cream flavor
d)
There are 32 desks
14.
Which sentence is objective?
Sentence 1: I love bubble gum.
Sentence 2: There are over 30 flavors of bubble gum that exist.
Sentence 1: I love bubble gum.
Sentence 2: There are over 30 flavors of bubble gum that exist.
a)
Sentence 1
b)
Sentence 2
c)
Neither
15.
Which sentence is subjective?
Sentence 1: I love bubble gum.
Sentence 2: There are over 30 flavors of bubble gum that exist.
Sentence 1: I love bubble gum.
Sentence 2: There are over 30 flavors of bubble gum that exist.
a)
Sentence 1
b)
Sentence 2
c)
Neither
16.
Which sentence is subjective?
Sentence 1: Science class is fun
Sentence 2: Science class starts at 12 pm.
Sentence 1: Science class is fun
Sentence 2: Science class starts at 12 pm.
a)
Sentence 1
b)
Sentence 2
c)
Neither
17.
Make an observation about the following picture
a)
The children are both pulling on the bear's arms
b)
The bear belongs to the girl
c)
The bear belongs to the boy
d)
The bear wants to go with the girl
18.
Make an observation about the following picture
a)
The man just got paid
b)
The man is being forced to smile by someone else
c)
The man is smiling
d)
The man is happy to see you
19.
Make an inference about the following picture
a)
The bear is blue
b)
The boy is on the left
c)
The boy and girl are mad at each other
d)
The girl has green hair
20.
Make an inference about the following picture
a)
The man is wearing a yellow shirt
b)
The man is smiling
c)
The man has white teeth
d)
The man is happy to see you
21.
Make a hypothesis from the following question:
"What will happen if I exercise everyday?"
"What will happen if I exercise everyday?"
a)
I will be healthier if I exercise everyday.
b)
I will run longer if I exercise everyday.
c)
If I exercise everyday, then I will be able to run longer
d)
I will be able to run longer, then I get more healthy everyday.
22.
Make a hypothesis from the following question:
"Does reading a book everyday make you read faster?"
"Does reading a book everyday make you read faster?"
a)
After reading a book everyday, I will be able to read better.
b)
You have to read everyday in order to be a better reader.
c)
If I read 20 more words per minute, then I will be a better reader.
d)
If I read a book everyday, then I will be able to read at least 20 more words per minute.
23.
Make a hypothesis from the following question:
Do different shirt colors absorb different amounts of heat?
Do different shirt colors absorb different amounts of heat?
a)
Darker shirts absorb more heat.
b)
Darker shirts get warmer faster, then they will be warmer than lighter shirts.
c)
If I make the shirt color darker, then the shirt will get warmer.
d)
If I make the shirt color darker, it will be warmer.
24.
Make a hypothesis from the following question:
Does Facebook make people feel lonelier the longer they use it?
Does Facebook make people feel lonelier the longer they use it?
a)
Facebook makes people lonelier.
b)
If I have people spend more time on Facebook, then they will feel more lonely the longer they use it.
c)
Facebook doesn't make people lonelier.
d)
The more posts you read about other people on facebook, the more lonely you feel.
25.
Independent variable means:
a)
What the scientists changes
b)
What doesnt change
c)
What changes by itself
d)
What you expect to change
26.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I change the type the brand of battery being used, then the battery will last a longer amount of time.
What is the independent variable?
If I change the type the brand of battery being used, then the battery will last a longer amount of time.
What is the independent variable?
a)
The time the battery lasts
b)
How big the battery is
c)
The color of the battery
d)
The type of battery
27.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I increase the temperature that I store and apple in, then the apple will last less time.
What is the independent variable?
If I increase the temperature that I store and apple in, then the apple will last less time.
What is the independent variable?
a)
The temperature
b)
The amount of time the apple lasts
c)
The color of the apple
d)
Where you store the apple
28.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I use a thicker object to block my phone, then my phone will have a weaker signal.
What is the independent variable?
If I use a thicker object to block my phone, then my phone will have a weaker signal.
What is the independent variable?
a)
How weak the signal is
b)
How thick the object is
c)
How good your cell phone is
d)
The color of the object used
29.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I give a plant more sunlight, then the plant will grow taller.
What is the independent variable?
If I give a plant more sunlight, then the plant will grow taller.
What is the independent variable?
a)
How much water the plant gets
b)
How green the plant is
c)
How much sunlight you give the plant
d)
How tall the plant gets
30.
Dependent variable means:
a)
What the scientists changes
b)
What doesnt change
c)
What changes by itself
d)
What you expect to change
31.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I change the type the brand of battery being used, then the battery will last a longer amount of time.
What is the dependent variable?
If I change the type the brand of battery being used, then the battery will last a longer amount of time.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
The time the battery lasts
b)
How big the battery is
c)
The color of the battery
d)
The type of battery
32.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I increase the temperature that I store and apple in, then the apple will last less time.
What is the dependent variable?
If I increase the temperature that I store and apple in, then the apple will last less time.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
The temperature
b)
The amount of time the apple lasts
c)
The color of the apple
d)
Where you store the apple
33.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I use a thicker object to block my phone, then my phone will have a weaker signal.
What is the dependent variable?
If I use a thicker object to block my phone, then my phone will have a weaker signal.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
How weak the signal is
b)
How thick the object is
c)
How good your cell phone is
d)
The color of the object used
34.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I give a plant more sunlight, then the plant will grow taller.
What is the dependent variable?
If I give a plant more sunlight, then the plant will grow taller.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
How much water the plant gets
b)
How green the plant is
c)
How much sunlight you give the plant
d)
How tall the plant gets
35.
A constant is:
a)
What the scientists changes
b)
What doesnt change
c)
What changes by itself
d)
What you expect to change
36.
I want to see if I can make a plant grow taller by giving it more water. I make sure to keep the amount of sunlight and dirt the same.
What are the constants of this experiment?
What are the constants of this experiment?
a)
Just the amount of water.
b)
Just the amount of sunlight.
c)
Just the amount of dirt.
d)
The amount of dirt and sunlight.
37.
I do an experiment to see if different color paper towels will absorb more water. I make sure to keep the thickness and the size to be the same.
What are the constants of this experiment?
What are the constants of this experiment?
a)
The thickness and size.
b)
Just the thickness
c)
Just the size
d)
Just the color
38.
I want to see if the color of a lit candle will affect how long it takes for the candle to completely melt. I make sure to use the same size candle and the same temperature to melt it.
What are the constants in this experiment?
What are the constants in this experiment?
a)
Just the size of the candle
b)
Both the size and the temperature
c)
Just the temperature
d)
The color of the candle
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