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The Scientific Method

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prediction of what you think will happen in a scientific experiment.

a)

hypothesis

b)

data

c)

conclusion

d)

research

2.

Things you need to complete an experiment.

a)

observation

b)

analyze

c)

materials

d)

independent variable

3.

Looking at, watching, collecting information.

a)

dependent variable

b)

observation

c)

research

d)

procedure

4.

Looking at data and results and making decisions

a)

scientific method

b)

question

c)

data

d)

analyze

5.

A process used by scientist to test ideas and find scientific answers.

a)

independent variable

b)

question

c)

scientific method

d)

conclusion

6.

Information and observations gathered during your project. Often organized into tables or graphs.

a)

research

b)

analyze

c)

question

d)

data

7.

The outcome proving your hypothesis and discussing your results.

a)

data

b)

procedure

c)

conclusion

d)

analyze

8.

A problem that can be answered with an experiment and data.

a)

question

b)

hypothesis

c)

observation

d)

data

9.

Scientists start with a _____________. This is what they want to find out.

a)

hypothesis

b)

experiment

c)

conclusion

d)

question

10.

After they ask a question, scientists make a good guess. This is called the ____________________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

question

c)

conclusion

d)

data

11.

A test to see if your hypothesis is correct is called _____________.

a)

conclusion

b)

data

c)

question

d)

experiment

12.

After the experiment, scientists decide if their hypothesis was correct. This is the ____________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

data

c)

experiment

d)

conclusion

13.
When you use your five senses to determine the physical properties of an object.
a)
Data
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Conclusion
d)
Observation
14.

What is the first step in the Scientific Method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Make a hypothesis

c)

Experiment

d)

Record observations

e)

State conclusion

15.

What is the second step of the Scientific Method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Make a hypothesis

c)

Experiment

d)

Record observations

e)

State conclusion

16.

What is the third step of the Scientific Method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Make a hypothesis

c)

Experiment

d)

Record observations

e)

State conclusion

17.

What is the fourth step of the Scientific Method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Make a hypothesis

c)

Experiment

d)

Record observations

e)

State conclusion

18.

What is the fifth step of the Scientific Method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Make a hypothesis

c)

Experiment

d)

Record observations

e)

State conclusion

19.

Shelby creates an educated guess or inference of what she think will happen.


What step is this?

a)

2-D model

b)

hypothesis

c)

asking questions

d)

computer model

20.

Colt wonders what would happen if he added baking soda and vinegar together.


What step is this?

a)

asking a question

b)

sharing results

c)

making a plan

d)

collecting data

21.

AJ shares with others the results of his experiment.


What step is this?

a)

asking questions

b)

mind model

c)

computer model

d)

sharing results

22.

Experiment means...

one way of testing a hypothesis OR

a series of steps used to figure out the effects of a certain factor on another factor

a)

true

b)

false

c)

not sure

d)

maybe

23.

Hypothesis means...

a)

to study something

b)

in an experiment, a group that is kept under normal or ideal conditions while others are changed

c)

to figure out what data or information means

d)

a prediction based on background knowledge

24.

Observation means...

a)

to figure out what data means

b)

to study something using your senses

c)

to predict

d)

to look at something

25.

Scientific Method is...

A plan of inquiry that uses science skills to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

not sure

d)

maybe