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WorksheetsScientific Method Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
During this step of the scientific method, a scientist would gather background information.
Hypothesis
Research
Observation
Experiment
What is an observation?
Something you measure or detect with your 5 senses.
The way you feel about something
An educated guess
A theory that has been disproved
An observation that is a description of something's characteristics. For example: fuzzy, smelly, blue.
Quantitative
Qualitative
Hypothesis
Question
You have been assigned a paper on penguins. What is the most reliable source of information?
a 50 year old textbook
TikTok
Sarah's Facebook post about visiting the penguin exhibit at the zoo.
An article you found on Google Scholar.
Select the hypothesis.
Sunflowers need water to grow.
My favorite flowers are peonies. They are better than sunflowers!
If I add fertilizer to the sunflowers, then they will grow larger.
Using prior knowledge or opinion to make a conclusion is called?
Inference
Observation
Variable
Data
The variable that is being changed in an experiment. The "cause."
Independent Variable
Research
Dependent Variable
Conclusion
You notice that your grandma's roses are starting to wither. You hypothesize that if you place them in the sunlight for longer, then they will grow more. You conduct your experiment and sure enough, the roses you place in the sunlight for an extra 2 hours per day grow 5 inches taller than roses left in the shade. What is the dependent variable in this scenario?
Your grandma
The amount of time in the sunshine
The amount the roses grow
The thorns on the roses
It is okay to do or say something unkind in class, as long as someone treats you unkindly first!
Always
Sometimes
As long as Mrs. Perillat doesn't catch you
Never
This lab tool takes a measurement of weight.
Scale
Hot plate
Beaker
Fire extinguisher
An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type?
quantitative
qualitative
koalatative
research
