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Nature of Science Assessment

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Aria and James are working together in science class. They want to answer some tricky questions using a special set of skills. What is this series of skills called?

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Scientific Inquiry

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Predictions

2.

Rohan, Hannah, and Elijah are on a science adventure! They want to know: Facts that can be proven using one of the 5 senses are called a(n) ________.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Prediction

c)

Observation

d)

Inference

3.

3. Benjamin comes home after school and smells delicious chocolate chip cookies. Excited, he dashes upstairs, hoping to find a plate of fresh cookies, but instead, he discovers it's just a cookie-scented candle! This is an example of a(n)

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Prediction

c)

Observation

d)

Inference

4.

4. Charlotte, Abigail, and Rohan are curious scientists! They notice something interesting and want to come up with an explanation that they can actually test through experiments. What is this testable explanation called?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Prediction

c)

Observation

d)

Inference

5.

5. Isla and Jackson are visiting a fortune teller who claims she can tell what will happen next in any sequence of events. What is the scientific term for making a statement about what will happen next?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Prediction

c)

Observation

d)

Inference

6.

6. Imagine Harper, William, and Mia are scientists trying to spot cool patterns in their experiment results. Which tool(s) would they use to help them ANALYZE and recognize those patterns?

a)

a. graphing and tables

b)

b. models and calculations

c)

c. both a and b

7.

7. Lily, Abigail, and Charlotte just finished testing their science experiment! Which step of scientific inquiry lets them summarize all the cool information they discovered from testing their hypothesis?

a)

Hypothesize and Predict

b)

Ask questions

c)

Communicate results

d)

Draw conclusions

8.

8. Imagine Michael and Evelyn are scientists who just finished an exciting experiment! When they WRITE journal articles or SPEAK at conferences to share what they discovered, which step of scientific inquiry are they completing with their results?

a)

Hypothesize and Predict

b)

Ask questions

c)

Communicate results

d)

Draw conclusions

9.

9. Imagine Emma and Arjun are testing a hypothesis in their science lab, but their results don't support it. What should they do first?

a)

Blame your lab partner

b)

Add more independent variables

c)

Change your results to fit your hypothesis

d)

Revise your hypothesis and retest

10.

10. Maya and Aria conducted an experiment, but their results didn't support their hypothesis. Does this mean their experiment was a failure?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

11. Imagine Grace and Samuel are having a friendly debate in class. They each compare what they already know with some brand new information, and then decide if they agree with it or not. What skill are they using?

a)

Making a prediction

b)

Making a hypothesis

c)

Scientific Inquiry

d)

Critical Thinking

12.

12. When James and Abigail watched cartoons, they noticed that gravity always pulls things down—just like in real life! What do scientists call a RULE that describes the behavior of something in nature, like gravity?

a)

Theory

b)

Law

c)

Method

d)

Concept

13.

13. Luna, Rohan, and Anika are curious about how scientists explain things! When an explanation is backed by results from repeated tests or experiments, what is it called in science?

a)

Theory

b)

Law

c)

Method

d)

Concept

14.

14. Samuel and Emma are curious about scientific theories. Can you help them figure out what a scientific theory actually states?

a)

WHY something happened

b)

something WILL happen

15.

15. Imagine Ethan and Evelyn are curious about science. A scientific law tells them:

a)

WHY something happened

b)

something WILL happen

16.

16. Imagine Ethan is conducting a science experiment. What is the ONE thing he changes on purpose to test his hypothesis?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control

d)

Constant

17.

17. Imagine Maya and Oliver are conducting a science experiment. The factor they measure or observe—the result of the change they made—is called what? It's what we keep track of during the experiment!

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control

d)

Constant

18.

18. Imagine Benjamin and Avery are setting up a science experiment. What do you call all the factors that they have to keep exactly the same throughout the experiment?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Controls

d)

Constants