WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________
a)
hypothesis
b)
conclusion
c)
experiment
d)
data
2.
Everything you want to remain the same or unchanged is called are called the ___________ variables.
a)
independent
b)
dependent
c)
controlled
3.
The steps you took to do your experiment.
a)
Results
b)
Problem
c)
Procedure
d)
Conclusion
4.
Sabrina wants to test which brand of popcorn pops the most kernels. She picked a Giant Eagle brand, Orville Redenbacher, and PopSecret. All three bags started with the same number of kernels. She popped each for 3 minutes in the same microwave, and then counted the number of kernels left over. What is her independent variable?
a)
Number of kernels left over
b)
Brand of popcorn
c)
Number of kernels before popping
d)
Length of time cooking
5.
Kira wants to test which type of soda creates the biggest foam explosion when adding a Mentos candy. She chose Sprite, Coke, and Mountain Dew. One at a time, she added a single Mentos candy and measured the height of the foam eruption. Mountain Dew created a foam eruption of 7 inches. Coke and Sprite tied at 5 inches. What is her dependent variable?
a)
Brand of soda
b)
Number of mentos candies used
c)
Height of foam eruption
d)
Temperature of soda
6.
Which of the following is a quantitative observation?
a)
The bird is very colorful.
b)
The bird has 4 different colors on him.
c)
The bird has many, many feathers.
d)
It is a bird.
7.
What is a qualitative observation about this image?
a)
There are 10 mini trees in the picture.
b)
There are two colored bushes in the picture.
c)
There is one power line going across in the air.
d)
There is art created from trees in this photo.
8.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Make an observation
b)
Design and conduct an experiment
c)
Make an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
9.
The flower has red petals....
a)
Observation
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Inference
10.
The boy has tears in his eyes, so he must be sad....
a)
Observation
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Inference
11.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
12.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
13.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
14.
In which step of the scientific method do you test the hypothesis?
a)
Observe
b)
Experiment
c)
Analyze
d)
Conclude
15.
After you complete your experiment, you look carefully at data. When you do this you _____________ the data.
a)
Analyze
b)
Conclude
c)
Procedure
d)
Hypothesis
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