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Scientific Method

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

a)

To make sure they get credit for their discoveries.

b)

To make sure their results are valid and can be performed by other scientists.

c)

So that other scientist don't get mad at them

d)

Because their 6th grade science teacher told them to.

2.
True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.

What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

a)

Procedure

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Question

d)

Results

4.

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is called the...

a)

conclusion

b)

procedures

c)

materials

d)

hypothesis

5.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

An educated guess stating what you believe will be the result of your experiment

b)

A random guess

c)

A statement of the outcome of your experiment

d)

Step by step directions for your experiment

6.

What are the procedures step in the experiment?

a)

The conclusion to your experiment

b)

The materials needed to complete experiment

c)

Step by step directions of how to complete your experiment

d)

An educated, best guess

7.

The manipulated variable is the ONE thing you _____.

a)

change on purpose

b)

control or keep constant

c)

measure

8.

The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________.

a)

manipulated variable

b)

responding variable

c)

controlled variable

9.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid: water, apple juice, or milk. What variables should be kept constant/controlled?

a)

type of plant, flower pot, soil, and amount of sunlight

b)

water, apple juice, milk

c)

only the amount of sunlight

d)

type of plant only

10.

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

a)

Things that do not change in an experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

b)

It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment.

c)

It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment.

11.

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question is called...

a)

the scientific method.

b)

a recipe.

c)

data collection.

d)

metric system.

12.

A student is conducting an experiment to determine whether a construction paper air plane will fly faster than an airplane made from notebook paper. What would be an appropriate hypothesis?

a)

If I make a paper airplane from notebook paper, then it will fly faster than construction paper.

b)

If I throw an airplane, it will fly.

c)

If I fold the airplane a special way, then it will fly the furthest.

d)

I think the construction paper air plane will fly faster.