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WorksheetsScientific Method and Process Skills
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 33mins
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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
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?
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?
a)
Procedure
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Question
d)
Results
4.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
5.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
hypothesis
6.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
an educated guess stating what you believe will be the result of your experiement
b)
a random guess
c)
a statement of the outcome of your experiment
d)
step by step directions for your experiment
7.
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
8.
What are the materials in your scientific method?
a)
your favorite markers and lucky eraser
b)
everything you will need to complete your experiment
c)
a hypothesis
d)
step by step directions to complete an experiment
9.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change on purpose
b)
control or keep constant
c)
measure
10.
Anything that can change in an experiment. There are three types of these in an experiment.
a)
variables
b)
constant
c)
independent
d)
dependent
11.
The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________. Hint: this is the variable that is the result or effect
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
control variable
12.
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
13.
Why do we want to test one variable at a time?
a)
Because it is hard to setup a data table with more
b)
To know what is causing the changes. This helps us understand cause and effect.
c)
It is what has always been done
14.
What is a constant/control in an experiment?
a)
Things that do not change inana 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
15.
What is being changed in this experiment?
a)
ramp height
b)
the speed that the ball rolls
c)
type of ball
16.
What is being measured or the result/effect of this experiment?
a)
ramp height
b)
the speed that the ball rolls
c)
type of ball
17.
What is being kept constant?
a)
ramp height
b)
speed of the ball rolling
c)
type of ball
18.
What is being changed in this experiment?
a)
temperature of the stove
b)
how fast the water boils
c)
amount of water
19.
What is being measured or the result/effect of this experiment?
a)
how fast the water boils
b)
amount of water
c)
temperature of stove
20.
What is being kept constant?
a)
how fast the water boils
b)
amount of water
c)
temperature of stove
21.
Observation or Inference?
The wind is blowing today
The wind is blowing today
a)
observation
b)
inference
22.
Observation or Inference?
I believe he must have hit a pothole in the road
I believe he must have hit a pothole in the road
a)
observation
b)
inference
23.
Observation or Inference?
I think a tsunami put the boat on the house
I think a tsunami put the boat on the house
a)
observation
b)
inference
24.
Observation or Inference?
There are three young girls with party hats on
There are three young girls with party hats on
a)
observation
b)
inference
25.
Observation or Inference?
It is a hot summer day
It is a hot summer day
a)
observation
b)
inference
26.
Observation or Inference?
There are yellow tree leaves on the ground
There are yellow tree leaves on the ground
a)
observation
b)
inference
27.
Observation or Inference?
I believe the skateboard is going land on the crack in the sidewalk and he will crash
I believe the skateboard is going land on the crack in the sidewalk and he will crash
a)
observation
b)
inference
28.
The candy was sour.
a)
Qualitative data
b)
Quantitative data
29.
The bug was 5 cm long.
a)
Qualitative data
b)
Quantitative data
30.
The mass of the beaker was 122 grams.
a)
Qualitative data
b)
Quantitative data
31.
The slug was slimy.
a)
Qualitative data
b)
Quantitative data
32.
He ran 50 miles.
a)
Qualitative data
b)
Quantitative data
33.
It makes a loud pop sound.
a)
Qualitative data
b)
Quantitative data
34.
It is 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
a)
Qualitative data
b)
Quantitative data
35.
The plant has purple flowers on it.
a)
Qualitative data
b)
Quantitative data
36.
Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?
a)
Monica's growth
b)
drinking milk
37.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?
a)
the paper used
b)
the type of paper airplane
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
d)
how hard the plane is thrown
38.
Does the type of shoe worn during a 30 meter dash affect the speed of the runner?
a)
independent
b)
dependent
39.
Does the flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts?
a)
independent
b)
dependent
40.
How does watching TV during studying affect a student’s test grades?
a)
independent
b)
dependent
41.
A hypothesis is based on observations and research
a)
True
b)
False
42.
After a person notices that her tomato plants grow taller where they get more water
a)
She may believe that more water helps tomato plants grow taller
b)
She may believe that air makes them grow taller
c)
She may believe that soil makes them grow taller
43.
If I water all my tomato plants daily then they will grow taller because
a)
air makes them grow taller
b)
soil makes them grow taller
c)
water makes them grow taller
44.
What do you do with a hypothesis?
a)
write a lab report
b)
experiment
c)
use it to make a prediction that can be tested
45.
If eat only 3 oranges a day for a week then I will loose weight because our bodies needs more calories to maintain weight. This is a
a)
Prediction
b)
Hypothesis
46.
Fill in the blanks: I students do their _____then they will get ______because homework helps them learn.
a)
good grades, homework
b)
chores, money
c)
homework, good grades
47.
A hypothesis can be worded like this:
a)
Then...if...because
b)
If...I predict...I think
c)
If...then...because
48.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
49.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
50.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
51.
Before beginning an experiment you must first make a ____.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Plan
d)
Experiment
52.
Which step asks scientists to make a guess or prediction about what might happen in their experiment?
a)
Problem
b)
Research
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Conclusion
53.
In which step do you gather information or tell what you already know?
a)
Problem
b)
Research
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Results
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