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WorksheetsScientific Method Basics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which step would you take before you come up with a hypothesis?
Make observations
Plan an experiment
Do research
Analyze data
How many steps do we usually follow when following the scientific method?
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Which is an important rule when doing an experiment?
Speak English.
Be in your seat on time.
Follow the teacher's instructions.
Go to the bathroom before class starts.
Which of the following is not an empirical method?
Drawing conclusions based on results.
Testing a hypothesis with an experiment.
Looking carefully at something to see what happens.
Forming an opinion based on research.
True or False: Scientific knowledge can be completely changed.
True
False
An experiment must have reliability. What does that mean?
The experiment can be done by others under the same conditions and get the same results.
The experiment must test a hypothesis and answer a question.
The experiment should have variables and controls to prove an idea.
The experiment must be done in a lab by scientists using scientific equipment.
Pretty Red Heads Eat Animal Crackers is...
A statement about how good animal crackers taste
A system to test your ideas with an experiment
A way to remember the steps of the scientific method
A mnemonic to remember where to put data on a graph
Why would you do research before doing an experiment?
To find about more information before forming a hypothesis.
To check the data that you learned from an experiment.
To draw a conclusion from the results of your experiment.
To see if you can answer your question without needing to test it.
What information should be on the Y-axis of data?
control variable
independent variable
dependent variable
none of the above
What should you do if you get inconclusive results from an experiment?
Think about what might have caused the results
Tell the teacher that it didn't work
Never do the experiment again
Do the experiment again with different variables
Which part of the scientific method is being described:
The scientist looks up information on the internet.
Problem
Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Which part of the scientific method is being described:
The scientist puts one plant in sunlight, one under a lamp, and one in a dark closet.
Problem
Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Which part of the scientific method is being described:
The scientist makes a table of how long it takes for a car to roll down kinds of ramps.
Problem
Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Which part of the scientific method is being described:
The scientist predicts that a ball of foil will sink, but a flat sheet will float.
Problem
Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Which part of the scientific method is being described:
The scientist builds a device that will drop two different size balls at the same time.
Problem
Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Which part of the scientific method is being described:
The scientist wonders which kind of pen will smudge less ink when used by a left hander.
Problem
Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Which part of an experiment is being described?
Each plant has the same amount of water, soil, and is the same height.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Constant variable
Which part of an experiment is being described?
The plants grow to different heights after one month.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Constant variable
Which part of an experiment is being described?
One of the plants starts to turn yellow and loses leaves.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Constant variable
Which part of an experiment is being described?
The plants get different amounts of air pumped into their tanks.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Constant variable
