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CER and Scientific Method Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an independent variable?

a)

What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

b)

What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change

c)

What happens when you do an experiment

d)

What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

2.

What is an dependent variable?

a)

What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

b)

What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change

c)

What happens when you do an experiment

d)

What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

3.
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
4.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
5.
Why do we want to test one variable at a time?
a)
Because it is hard to setup a data table with more
b)
To know what is causing the changes. This helps us understand cause and effect.
c)
It is what has always been done
6.

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

a)

Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

b)

It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

c)

It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

7.
Will a construction paper air plane fly faster than an airplane made from notebook paper? Choose the best hypothesis.
a)
If I make a paper airplane from notebook paper, then it will fly faster than construction paper.
b)
Yes.
c)
No.
d)
I think the construction paper air plane will fly faster.
8.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
True
b)
How fast you get to school
c)
Riding a bike or walking
d)
False
9.
Which side of a penny will hold more drops of water? Choose the best hypothesis.
a)
If I use the heads side of a penny, then it will hold more drops of water than tails.
b)
Heads
c)
Tails
d)
Tails will hold more drops of water.
10.
If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Studying
c)
Independent variable
d)
Test score
11.

"I like KFC more than McDonalds!"

Is this a claim, evidence or reasoning?

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasoning

12.

"Material A is a better conductor of heat. It gained heat faster than Material B. Good conductors of heat gains heat quickly."


Which of these statement is an Evidence?

a)

Material A is a better conductor of heat.

b)

It gained heat faster than Material B.

c)

Good conductors of heat gains heat quickly.

13.

Glass. Glass should be used as a window so people can see into the room as it is transparent and allows light to pass through.


Which of these statement is a Reasoning?

a)

Glass.

b)

It is transparent and allows light to pass through.

c)

Glass should be used as a window so people can see into the room.

14.

Cell X is from a plant cell. It has chloroplasts. Chloroplasts are found only in plants as it allows plants to make its own food.


Which one of these statement is a Reasoning?

a)

Cell X is from a plant cell.

b)

It has chloroplasts.

c)

Chloroplasts are found only in plants as it allows plants to make its own food.

15.

Which statement is strong evidence?

a)

My family has a computer at home.

b)

My son loves Star Wars.

c)

In a recent study, 78% of students like community service.

d)

I believe that the steelers are the best football team in the NFL

16.
A claim is ______________________________.
a)
a kind of shellfish often used in chowder. 
b)
a fact.
c)
a statement or conclusion that answers the original question or problem
d)
a bad thing to make about something.
17.

Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.


Which sentence is the claim?

a)

Air is matter.

b)

We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.

c)

This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

18.
"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:
a)
Claim
b)
Evidence