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Year 3 Scientific Method Seed Experiment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Watching and noticing events that happen during an experiment

a)

observation

b)

replicate

c)

investigation

d)

conclusion

2.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

hypothesis

b)

question/problem

c)

procedures

d)

conclusion

3.

A guess about what you think will happen in the future.

a)

Prediction

b)

Data

c)

Observation

d)

Analyze

4.
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
5.
Which of the following is an observation of the picture?
a)
The person is wearing a T-shirt
b)
It is a sunny day
c)
The person is going to a birthday party
d)
The gift is a DVD player
6.

How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?

a)

two

b)

as many as possible

c)

four

d)

one

7.

Which are part of the scientific method?

a)

Identify the Problem

b)

Perform an Experiment

c)

Form a Hypothesis

d)

Collect lots of money

e)

Communicate the Results

8.

"If plants are exposed to sunlight, then I think they will grow taller."

Which part of the scientific method is this an example of?

a)

Procedure

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Question

d)

Results

9.

Which step is this? "Why is the sliced cheese all moldy?"

a)

Make a hypothesis

b)

Draw a conclusion

c)

Ask a question

d)

Experiment

10.
Which of the following is an observation of the picture?
a)
The person is wearing a T-shirt
b)
It is a sunny day
c)
The person is going to a birthday party
d)
The gift is a DVD player
11.
A test used to discover something unknown.
a)
data
b)
variable
c)
conclusion
d)
experiment
12.

Which step is this?

a)

Experiment

b)

Question

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Observation

13.

Which step is this?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Observation

c)

Question

d)

Conclusion

14.

A fair test can be created using what three steps? (Choose three)

a)

Change only one thing

b)

Measure something

c)

Keep everything else the same

d)

Wearing a Scientist's coat

15.

A variable is...

a)

Something that is always measured

b)

Something that can be changed

c)

Something that has to stay the same

16.
Why do we want to test one variable at a time?
a)
Because it is hard to setup a data table with more than one
b)
It keeps the experiment fair and you can see what caused the change
c)
It is what has always been done
d)
It makes the results better in an experiment
17.
In a fair test you should...
a)
only change one variable (the independent variable)
b)
change all the variables 
c)
change no variables 
18.

Matt wants to test which liquid freezes first –Milk or Pepsi. He poured 10 ml of milk in one glass and 10 ml of Pepsi in another glass of same size and kept them in a freezer. After every 10 minutes he checked his freezer and recorded his observations. Pepsi froze first, and then milk. Which factor has he kept same?

a)

a) Type of liquid

b)

b) Time it took to freeze

c)

c) amount of liquid

19.

What is fair test?

a)

When things are not the same

b)

When you are happy

c)

When one variable is changed and all the others are the same

d)

When you are fair with your team

20.

Which is the changed variable in the fair test?

a)

number of seedlings            

b)

type of soil        

c)

size of pot

21.

A list of all supplies needed for an experiment.

a)

variable

b)

data

c)

materials

d)

evidence

22.

What protects the seeds?

a)

Embryo

b)

Food Storage

c)

Seed Coat

23.

Ms. Sosa wants to test her pet snail's favorite food, Which one should she use for a fair test?

a)
b)
24.

What does GERMINATE mean?

a)

Spread Germs

b)

Wash your Hands

c)

Plant

d)

Grow

25.

Write 1-2 sentences about what you learned from your investigation about seed germination.

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