WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following IS NOT a step in the scientific method?
Ask a question.
Gather information.
Pick your own opinion.
Share results.
Why don't scientists stop with the first step in the Scientific Method, making observations?
They don't trust their own observations and want others' opinions.
They want to test what they observe to make sure it is correct.
They don't think that observations are a very good place to start.
They would rather run experiments that observe the world around them.
What is a hypothesis?
a prediction
a conclusion
an experiment
a variable
Once a hypothesis is formed, what do scientists do next?
design experiments to test their hypothesis.
draw conclusions based on their predictions.
ask the question "Why?"
compare their hypothesis to other scientists'.
What do scientists do when they run an experiment?
walk away from the experiment
write down their observations
change parts of the experiment
develop a hypothesis
Why do scientists write down every detail of an experiment?
because they do not take any pictures
so they can leave the experiment alone to run itself
because they always change their hypothesis
so they can do the experiment over and compare results
Scientists collect ______________ to test their hypothesis.
conclusion
method
data
science
After reaching a ___________________, scientists share their results.
test
experiment
observation
conclusion
A scientist may need to conduct several __________________ to find accurate results.
experiments
hypothesis
scientists
data
The scientific method is used to test a _____________________.
result
measurement
conclusion
hypothesis
