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WorksheetsThe Scientific Method
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
A guess about the outcome of an experiment
The Aim
Hypothesis
The Theory or Principle
The Discussion
The variable you are changing on purpose in an experiment is called the
Dependent variable
Control variable
Constant variable
Independent variable
The variable you are measuring in an experiment is called the
Control variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Constant variable
This variable is used for comparison. It remains unchanged in an experiment. It is called the
Conbtrol
Dependent variable
Independent variable
The information you collect while doing your experiment is called
conclusions
data
hypotheses
procedures
The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
Conclusion
Observation
Inquiry
Scientific method
Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.
What is the dependent variable?
Dropping the same way
Wing Length
Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor
Dropping from the same height
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
A student wants to test the type of exercise that affects heart rate.
She walks, skips and runs.
The dependent variable is
Heart rate
Type of exercise
Testing the exercises on the same student.
Testing the exercise on different students
A student wants to test if sunlight is needed for the growth of plants.
1. He measured the heights of two plants.
2. He used the same kind and size of tomato plants.
3. He gave them the same amount of water.
4. He placed one on the window and the other in a dark cupboard.
5. After a week he measured the growth of the plants
The independent variable is...
The tomato plants
The growth of the plants
The window and cupboard
The same amount of water
A student wanted to measure the bounce height of a ball.
1. He used a cricket ball, a rubber ball and a tennis ball.
2. He bounced them on a concrete floor.
3. He dropped them from the same height.
A Constant variable is (a)
