WorksheetsScientific Method Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the goal of science?
To memorize facts without understanding them
To prove opinions are correct
To better understand the world around us
Put the steps of the scientific method in the correct order (1-5).
Observe and develop a question
Form a hypothesis
Perform an experiment
Analyze the results
Make a conclusion
What is a hypothesis?
A random guess
A measurement tool
An educated guess
How should a hypothesis be written?
Using an If-Then statement
As a long paragraph
As a question
What is an independent variable?
The factor you change or manipulate
The factor you measure
Something that stays the same
What is a dependent variable?
The factor you change or manipulate
The factor you measure
The factor that stays the same
What is a control?
The factor you change or manipulate
The factor you measure
Something that stays the same
An experiment is:
a procedure carried out to test a hypothesis
a type of mathematical equation
a form of artistic expression
a historical event
What should you do after your experiment?
Analyze the data to see what it shows
Ignore the results and move on
Change the data to match what you expected
Choose 2 characteristics of a good conclusion.
Must be correct
Must be based on your results
Must be written in pen
Must use evidence to support
Jamie wants to see if plants grow faster with classical music.
What would be Jamie’s independent variable?
Type of music (classical music)
Plant Growth
Kind of plant
Jamie wants to see if plants grow faster with classical music.
What would be the dependent variable?
Plant growth (how fast the plants grow)
Amount of sunlight
Amount of water given
Jamie wants to see if plants grow faster with classical music.
What would a control group look like? (give 1 possibility)
Plants get the same soil type
Plants get same amount of water
Plants are put in the dark
A student wonders if drinking more water improves focus during tests.
A possible hypothesis for this experiment is:
Drinking water is good for everyone.
Students should drink water whenever they want
If a student drinks more water before a test, then their focus during the test will improve.
A child notices that their pet eats more when fed at the same time every day.
How could they test this observation scientifically?
eed the pet at the same time every day and record how much it eats
Guess how much the pet likes food each day
Feed the pet randomly and ignore the results
A student thinks that using colored pens helps them remember spelling words better.
The student could design an experiment to test this by:
Having one group of students use colored pens and another group use regular pens, then comparing how many words each group remembers
Using colored pens sometimes and hoping it works
Telling students to use colored pens without checking their memory
