WorksheetsScience ISTEP 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which activity would be an appropriate first step when designing an experiment?
a)
reporting a conclusion based on multiple experimental trials
b)
researching the problem, using information from a variety of sources
c)
creating a data table to organize experimental observations
d)
repeating the experiment with a different hypothesis
2.
Science is based on __________ and _____________.
a)
Fact and Opinion
b)
Observation and Fact
c)
Random Statements and Theory
3.
An independent variable is:
a)
What you are testing/changing in the experiment
b)
The results that you get from an experiment
c)
The conclusion you come to from an experiment
d)
What you expect/predict to happen in an experiment
4.
A dependent variable is:
a)
What you are testing/changing in the experiment
b)
The results that you get from an experiment
c)
The conclusion you come to from an experiment
d)
What you expect/predict to happen in an experiment
5.
Which of these questions could NOT be answered with an investigation?
a)
What plants grow best in this climate?
b)
What fruit tastes the best?
c)
How much water does an apple tree need?
d)
What plants grow well in the shade?
6.
Which helps scientists understand very large objects?
a)
a survey
b)
a hypothesis
c)
a procedure
d)
a model
7.
Someone who asks questions about the natural world is a(n)
a)
engineer
b)
model
c)
scientist
d)
teacher
8.
You want to conduct an experiment about the plants in your classroom. What would be your first step?
a)
Gather materials
b)
Observe plants
c)
Ask a question
d)
Analyze your results
9.
During which step of the Scientific Method do you propose what you think will happen?
a)
Ask a question
b)
Experiment
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Conclusion
10.
This group in an experiment does not receive the variable from the experimenter.
a)
Independent variable
b)
Dependent variable
c)
Control group
d)
Constant
11.
What should an experimenter do after analyzing data?
a)
carry out the experiment
b)
draw conclusion
c)
observe and infer
d)
identify the problem
12.
You are testing to see if music helps plants grow better. You divide the plants into four groups. What is group D?
a)
the model group
b)
the control group
c)
the population group
d)
the experimental group
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