WorksheetsThe Scientific Method
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Communicate Results
Make a Hypothesis
Ask a Question
Do an Experiment
What is a procedure?
The final result.
A series of steps done in a certain order during an experiment
How you make a hypothesis
How you look at data
What is a hypothesis?
the answer to a scientific question
An experiment
A known fct
An educated guess to a question
Is the hypothesis always correct?
No, it can be rejected
Yes. They are facts.
Maybe.
Sometimes.
Who can be a scientist?
Only really smart people
Anyone
People good at math
Doctors
What is an observation?
A scientific statement based on ideas
Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
To be unaware of your surroundings
The question that you want an answer to.
What is an observation?
A scientific statement based on ideas
Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
To be unaware of your surroundings
The question that you want an answer to.
The information you collect while doing your experiment is called
conclusions
data
hypotheses
procedures
A(n) ___________________________ is what you can learn about an object by using your 5 senses.
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
Inference
Hypothesis
Something that you keep the same in an experiment is called a(n) _________________________.
variable
control
procedure
conclusion
Something that you keep the same in an experiment is called a(n) _________________________.
variable
control
procedure
conclusion
I want to know if low strength bleach, medium strength bleach, or maximum strength bleach will get Heinz ketchup stains out of white T-shirts the best. What is the variable in this experiment?
the type of stain
the strength of the bleach
the color of shirt
the brand of ketchup
I want to know if low strength bleach, medium strength bleach, or maximum strength bleach will get Heinz ketchup stains out of white T-shirts the best. What is the variable in this experiment?
the type of stain
the strength of the bleach
the color of shirt
the brand of ketchup
The plastic bottle holds two liters of soda. Is this a Qualitative Observation, Quantitative Observation, or an Inference
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
Inference
Which are part of the scientific method?
Identify the Problem
Perform an Experiment
Form a Hypothesis
Collect lots of money
Communicate the Results
What is an independent variable?
What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis
What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change
What happens when you do an experiment
What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups
What is a control?
What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis
What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change
What happens when you do an experiment
What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups
If I floss more, then I will have fewer cavities. What is the independent variable?
Number of cavities
Amount of flossing
Type of floss used
Amount of brushing
Which of the following is an appropriate aim for an investigation
I aim to investigate whether the sky is blue
To see what happens when I add mentos to coke
To investigate the relationship between caffeine intake and reaction time
To investigate how long it takes for a cart to roll down a ramp
If I put on a higher factor sunscreen, then I will burn less. What is the dependent variable?
Severity of sunburn
Factor of sunscreen
Time spent in the sun
Weather conditions
The dependent variable is
The variable that you change in an investigation
The variable that you measure in an investigation
A variable that you keep the same in an investigation
The independent variable is
The variable that you change in an investigation
The variable that you measure in an investigation
A variable that you keep the same in an investigation
What is the purpose of controlled variables
To control what happens in the investigation
To make the investigation valid
To make the investigation reliable
If I put my batteries in the fridge, they will last longer. What is the control group?
Batteries in the fridge
Batteries on the desk
Batteries in the oven
For a graph, we need
A title
Axis labelled with units
Independent variable on x-axis, dependent on y-axis
All of the above
If my experiment goes wrong, what do I do?
Give up
Record that as a final answer
Do it again
Ask an expert
The information you collect while doing your experiment is called
conclusions
data
hypotheses
procedures
How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?
two
as many as possible
four
one
