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scientific method

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process scientists use when planning an experiment?

a)

Scientific Questioning

b)

Scientific Method

c)

They just guess

d)

Scientific Plan

2.

When you make an observation, you use which senses?

a)

speech

b)

hearing

c)

all 5 senses

d)

sight

3.

Scientists ask _______________ to find answers.

a)

questions

b)

problems

c)

choices

d)

statements

4.

When you come up with answers, you are drawing ___________.

a)

responses

b)

questions

c)

conclusions

d)

experiments

5.

The information you gather is called.....

a)

answers

b)

info

c)

information

d)

data

6.

True or False: You should only do an experiment one time.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

How can we stay safe in the science lab?

a)

wear flip-flops

b)

wear safety goggles

c)

keep your hair in your eyes

d)

eat lab materials

8.

True or False: A hypothesis can never be wrong.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A hypothesis is a....

a)

educated guess

b)

problem

c)

experiment

d)

lesson

10.

When you come up with an answer, scientists call this a....

a)

data

b)

answer

c)

experiment

d)

conclusion

11.

A discipline of study and research with the goal of better understanding the world around us.

a)

science

b)

data

c)

question

d)

variable

12.

Most scientific investigations begin with this

a)

variable

b)

conclusion

c)

question

d)

science

13.

Factor that is being tested

a)

experiment

b)

data

c)

variable

d)

controlled experiment

14.

Which 2 words must a hypothesis always include?

a)

if and but

b)

first and then

c)

if and then

d)

first and last

15.

What is a variable?

a)

a part of the experiment that you change

b)

a part of the experiment that you do not change

c)

both of these

d)

neither of these

16.

What is done when you analyze an experiment?

a)

guess what will happen when you do the experiment

b)

write everything down in notes or make charts and graphs

c)

share the experiment results with others

d)

gather what you will need for the experiment

17.

anything that can change or be changed

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

variable

18.
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.
a)
data
b)
conclusions
c)
notebook
d)
inquiry
19.

What happens first?

a)

A scientist does his experiment

b)

A scientist thinks of a question or problem

c)

A scientist makes a prediction of what will happen

d)

A scientist observes

20.

What is the scientific method?

a)

A book of rules

b)

A set of steps to help scientists answer questions and perform experiments

c)

A laboratory

d)

A measuring cup

21.

Scientists collect and record data during their experiments. What is data?

a)

Drawings

b)

Words about the experiment

c)

Numbers about the experiment

d)

All of the above

22.

Before a scientist does an experiment, he makes a hypothesis about what will happen. What is a hypotheses?

a)

a question

b)

an experiment

c)

a prediction

d)

an answer

23.

What could scientists do to make sure their results were correct?

a)

Repeat the experiment to see if they get the same results

b)

Make new predictions

c)

Ask different questions

d)

Change the data

24.

Which word means keep everything the same?

a)

hypothesis

b)

observe

c)

constant

d)

variable

25.

Which word means a prediction?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Observe

c)

Constant

d)

Variable