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WorksheetsScientific Method and Observations
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is an observation?
Something you measure or detect with your senses.
The way you feel about something
An educated guess
A theory that has been disproved
A scientific observation is:
Based on facts
based on your personal beliefs
Based on opinions
Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom
Which of the following is NOT a testable question?
How do rockets work?
Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?
Does heart rate increase with exercise?
Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?
What is a hypothesis?
An educated prediction or answer to a testable question
A random guess
An observation based on feelings or emotions
What is the best way to collect and record data?
In a data table
On post-it notes
On scrap paper
interpretive dance
An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type
quantitative
qualitative
koalatative
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions is
the scientific method
results
observations
the two step
After the data is analyzed the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________
conclusion
experiment
hypothesis
table of contents
What is the first step of the scientific method?
analyzing your resutls
forming a hypothesis
asking a question
doing an experiment
The factor being tested or changed by the scientist is called:
Conclusions
Variables
Control Group
Constants
Quantitative data includes:
a written description
a color
a number
a smell
Qualitative data includes:
an amount
measurement
a number
a written description like a color
What kind of data is shown in this example?
The girl is 72 inches tall.
Qualitative Data
Quantitative Data
What kind of data is shown in this example?
The flowers have a strong scent and are red.
Qualitative Data
Quantitative Data
What part of the scientific method tests the scientists' hypothesis?
Analyzing the results
Do the experiment
Ask a question
Share results
What is used by scientists to make observations?
5 senses
eyes only
eyes and ears only
opinions
What kind of data is shown in this example?
The shark is 10 feet long.
Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
What kind of data is shown in this example?
The frog is green with black spots.
Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
hypothesis
question/problem
background research
conclusion
Which of these contains the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
Ask a question, do background research, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion
State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion
Ask a question, state your hypothesis, do background research, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion, analyze data
State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment, analyze data
In 6th grade, every proper hypothesis begins with what word?
Does
If
Because
Then
When should you write a hypothesis?
After writing procedures
After making observations and doing research on a question/problem
After buying materials for an experiment
At the very beginning of the experiment
Choose the best-written hypothesis that answers the question:
Question: Why is my room warmer during the day than at night?
Sunlight is making my room warmer.
Mr. Nuzzo has the heat turned on in the morning.
If I close my blinds during the day, then my room will be cooler because sunlight cant get in.
Sunlight actually cools down a room.
Choose the correct beginning for this hypothesis.
________________, then I will be clean.
I will take a shower
If I take a shower
Because I take a shower
Since I took a shower
Read the lab procedure for a controlled experiment that looks at the effect of heat on the circumference of bicycle tires.
Step 1: Pump up six identical bike tires to the recommended air pressure.
Step 2: Place three tires under heat lamps, and keep the other three tires at room temperature.
Step 3: After four hours, measure the circumference of each tire.
Step 4: Record your results in the table.
Step 5: (?)
Which step should be next in this procedure?
Write a conclusion for the experiment.
Write a hypothesis for the results.
List the materials that are needed.
Draw a table for the observations.
Inference can be bits of information you gather with your senses? True or False
True
False
How many steps are there in the Scientific Method that we discussed in class?
5
6
7
8
What would be an observation?
The minions are at a party.
The minions are yellow.
It is Bob's birthday.
What would be an inference?
The minions are wearing overalls.
The minions are yellow.
It is Bob's birthday.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of a hypothesis?
Must be made with background knowledge
Must be testable
Must organizes the IV and DV
Must always be correct
Which of the following is not an observation based on the picture?
There are two animals
There is probably a storm coming
The animals are brown
One animal is smaller than the other animal
The information we gather in an experiment
steps
procedure
data
experiment
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
The van is tan.
The van ran into KFC.
The driver was hungry.
The red and white canopies are still intact.
The table top is smooth.
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
The speed of the car is 55 mph.
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
