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WorksheetsYear 3 Scientific Method Seed Experiment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 33mins
Watching and noticing events that happen during an experiment
observation
replicate
investigation
conclusion
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
hypothesis
question/problem
procedures
conclusion
A guess about what you think will happen in the future.
Prediction
Data
Observation
Analyze
How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?
two
as many as possible
four
one
Which are part of the scientific method?
Identify the Problem
Perform an Experiment
Form a Hypothesis
Collect lots of money
Communicate the Results
"If plants are exposed to sunlight, then I think they will grow taller."
Which part of the scientific method is this an example of?
Procedure
Hypothesis
Question
Results
Which step is this? "Why is the sliced cheese all moldy?"
Make a hypothesis
Draw a conclusion
Ask a question
Experiment
Which step is this?
Experiment
Question
Hypothesis
Observation
Which step is this?
Hypothesis
Observation
Question
Conclusion
A fair test can be created using what three steps? (Choose three)
Change only one thing
Measure something
Keep everything else the same
Wearing a Scientist's coat
A variable is...
Something that is always measured
Something that can be changed
Something that has to stay the same
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) Type of liquid
b) Time it took to freeze
c) amount of liquid
What is fair test?
When things are not the same
When you are happy
When one variable is changed and all the others are the same
When you are fair with your team
Which is the changed variable in the fair test?
number of seedlings
type of soil
size of pot
A list of all supplies needed for an experiment.
variable
data
materials
evidence
What protects the seeds?
Embryo
Food Storage
Seed Coat
Ms. Sosa wants to test her pet snail's favorite food, Which one should she use for a fair test?
What does GERMINATE mean?
Spread Germs
Wash your Hands
Plant
Grow
Write 1-2 sentences about what you learned from your investigation about seed germination.
