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WorksheetsSteps of the Scientific Method
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Scientific Method?
a)
The steps to making an experiment.
b)
The steps to making proving your hypothesis is right.
c)
Don't know.
d)
The six steps to making an experiment.
2.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
3.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
4.
The factor in an experiment that will be changed.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variable
d)
not this one.
5.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
6.
The factor that will happen because of the change.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variabe
d)
not this one.
7.
What is an observation?
a)
A scientific statement based on ideas
b)
Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
c)
To be unaware of your surroundings
d)
The question that you want an answer to.
8.
This is the last step in the scientific method
a)
Draw a conclusion
b)
Record your data as results
c)
Share what you have learned with others
d)
Collaborate with others
9.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
10.
When making an observation, you must use...
a)
Only Sight
b)
Smell & Touch
c)
ALL 5 Senses
d)
Only Taste
11.
During this step of the scientific method, a scientist would gather background information.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Experiment
12.
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.
a)
data
b)
conclusions
c)
notebook
d)
inquiry
13.
List the Scientific Process steps in order.
a)
Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data, Conclusion
b)
Conclusion, Observation, Experiment, Data, Hypothesis
c)
Observation, Experiment, Hypothesis, Conclusion, Data, Question
d)
None of the above
14.
Which of the following is NOT part of a conclusion
a)
A description of the results and numerical data
b)
A description of errors and how these errors effect the experiment
c)
An educated guess about the outcome of the experiment
d)
Suggestions to improve the experiment when it is repeated
15.
To make sure your experimental results are reliable, you should:
a)
Write more than one hypothesis
b)
Use more than one variable
c)
Only do the experiment one time
d)
Repeat the experiment many times
16.
The experimental group in an experiment should have
a)
Many different variables
b)
The one variable being changed and tested
c)
All of the normal conditions
d)
Different materials than the control group
17.
The group in an experiment that has all of the normal conditions is the
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Data
d)
Materials
18.
An experiment has 10 plants growing in sunlight and 10 plants growing in red light. The plant height is measured after one month. What is a hypothesis for this experiment?
a)
If the plant is grown in red light, then the plant will die.
b)
The plants are dying
c)
Plants prefer sunlight
d)
Plants grow tall in red light
19.
An experiment has 10 plants growing in sunlight and 10 plants growing in red light. The plant height is measured after one month. What is the INDEPENDENT variable in this experiment?
a)
The plant height
b)
The plants
c)
The sunlight
d)
The red light
20.
An experiment has 10 plants growing in sunlight and 10 plants growing in red light. The plant height is measured after one month. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
a)
The red light
b)
The sunlight
c)
The plant height
d)
The Plants
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