WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Galileo was an Italian scientist who helped to develop the
placebo effect
scientific method
cannon
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The scientific method is a(n)
series of steps scientists use to answer questions and investigate problems.
experiment done using two variables.
way of dividing test subjects into two groups with one group getting a placebo.
way to divide cells during reproduction.
A hypothesis is a(n)
kind of placebo.
experiment.
analysis of test results.
tentative explanation for an observation.
In a controlled experiment, scientists investigate a single
placebo.
control.
variable.
cell.
In a double-blind test, the non-control group receives a
hypothesis.
new medicine.
control.
placebo.
Why is a placebo used in double-blind drug test?
to prevent people from having side effects from the drug.
to keep the cost of the experiment down.
so that everybody in the experiment thinks they took the medicine, but nobody did.
so that the subjects and the scientists do not know which group is the control group.
The fake pill or medicine taken by members of a control group is a
placebo.
hypothesis.
double-blind experiment.
variable.
What must occur for a hypothesis to be considered fully proven?
Newspapers must report the event.
Public opinion must agree with the results.
Other scientists must repeat the experiment and get the same results.
There must be a specific number of controlled experiments.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
forming a hypothesis
asking a question
conducting a controlled experiment
looking for more support
What form do we use to write a hypothesis?
control-test
question-answer
yes-no
if-then
