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WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What involves a series of steps that are used to investigate things that are going on around us?
a)
Science
b)
Scientific Inquiry
c)
Scientific Method
d)
Scientific Law
2.
2. A good scientist should complete at LEAST ______ trials when doing an experiment.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
3.
3. What is the name of the vocabulary word for the factor or thing in the experiment that is being tested?
a)
hypothesis
b)
experiment
c)
variable
d)
control
4.
4. What is the vocabulary word for the procedure to test the hypothesis?
a)
hypothesis
b)
experiment
c)
variable
d)
observation
5.
5. What is a HYPOTHESIS?
a)
uses a control group
b)
predicts an outcome
c)
observation
d)
uses a variable
6.
6. What skill is a scientist using when they LISTEN to the sounds that dolphins make?
a)
making a hypothesis
b)
making observation
c)
make conclusions
d)
make prediction
7.
7. What is the 1st step to the scientific method?
a)
question
b)
hypothesis
c)
observation
d)
variable
8.
8. When a scientist shares their results with other scientists, they are...
a)
experimenting
b)
hypothesizing
c)
communicating data
d)
Concluding
9.
9. What is the LAST step to the scientific Method?
a)
conclusion
b)
collect data
c)
experiment
d)
hypothesizing
10.
10. Scientists Predict the outcome by writing a _____.
a)
hypothesis
b)
observation
c)
experiment
d)
conclusion
11.
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
12.
When making an observation, you must use...
a)
Only Sight
b)
Smell & Touch
c)
ALL 5 Senses
d)
Only Taste
13.
Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________
a)
hypothesis
b)
conclusion
c)
experiment
d)
data
14.
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.
a)
data
b)
conclusions
c)
notebook
d)
inquiry
15.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
16.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
17.
Which of the following is NOT a testable question?
a)
How do rockets work?
b)
Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?
c)
Does heart rate increase with exercise?
d)
Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?
18.
What is using your 5 senses (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting when appropriate) along with the right tools to gather information called?
a)
hypothesizing
b)
communicating
c)
observing
d)
questioning
19.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Make an observation
b)
Design and conduct an experiment
c)
Make an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
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