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WorksheetsThinking Like A Scientist Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
According to our notes, what is the first step of "Thinking Like A Scientist"?
Conduct an experiment
Formulate a hypothesis
Make Observations
Analyze data
According to our notes, what defines a good hypothesis?
A conclusion
A proven fact
A statement that answers the question; a prediction.
A list of materials
What traits are common among successful scientists?
Curiosity and never giving up
Courage and aggression
Flexibility and indecision
Timidity and obedience
According to the Penny Drop Lab, what is a controlled variable?
Any factor in an experiment that a scientist keeps the same to ensure a fair test
Any factor that changes
Something that makes the experiment better
The right kind of data
According to our notes, which of the following is a crucial lab safety rule?
Protective gear is used like aprons and goggles
Eating and drinking allowed
Using flame near solvents
Ignoring spills
How can you practice being a scientist this year according to your notes?
By ignoring experiments but then trying to do them with some effort and then quitting
ask questions and be curious about the world around you
By avoiding questions but then asking really awesome questions in a whisper
By not participating in labs
This refers to the set of characteristics, traits, behaviors, and patterns of thinking and feeling that make a person distinctive.
Fun behaviors
Personality
Science Identity
Experiments
According to our notes, what is the second step in "Thinking Like A Scientist"?
Analyze the data
Form an experiment
Ask a question or identify a problem
Make a model
A scientist wants to test if plants grow faster with music. What is the best hypothesis?
Plants are cool
I think music makes plants grow better
Plants that listen to music will grow taller
Music will make plants happy
What does it mean to make an observation?
To guess what will happen
To write down random notes
To talk to other scientists
To use your senses to gather information
According to Bill Nye, which of the following is an example of thinking like a scientist?
Making decisions based on opinions
Asking questions, testing ideas, and using evidence
Ignoring evidence that contradicts your beliefs
Relying solely on intuition
What is a variable in an experiment?
A rule to follow
A tool used to measure
A mistake in the data
Something that can change or be changed
According to our notes, what is phenomena?
Facts/situations/events that are observed, this makes you curious, wonder, and ask questions
Really cool things
All of nature and the things in it
How to wonder about the universe
When thinking about phenomena as a scientist, what would be the first steps to do?
Record observations and ask questions
Tell your friends what you observed
Write a scientific paper citing sources
Design an experiment
According to our notes, the difference between pseudoscience and actual science is whether or not you can ____ it.
Test
Guess
Ignore
Assume
According to your notes, Scientists try to __ the world.
Understand
Ignore
Destroy
Complicate
According to your notes, extraordinary claims require extraordinary _____.
proof
test
data
hotdogs
According to your notes, what was the purpose of the Color Change lab?
Practicing the lab process
Practicing lab safety and procedures
Practicing pouring liquids
Practicing with glass things
According to the notes, where is the best place for your backpacks?
Never eat or drink in the lab
Ask before you pour chemicals down the drain
Place your backpack on your table after you clean up
Backpacks go on the floor under your table and out of the walk ways
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess or prediction that explains what you think will happen in an experiment. It’s based on prior knowledge, observations, or research and must be testable
A statement that explains what you do not think will happen in an experiment
A question based on prior knowledge, observations, or research and must be testable
An answer that explains why the experiment works
Based on your notes, what does a scientist look like?
A scientist always wears a lab coat or apron to be safe during a lab
A scientist has crazy hair and wears glasses
A scientist can be anyone who is curious about the world
A scientist is a person that studies science
From the notes, what step comes after forming a Hypothesis?
A hypothesis is an educated guess
Make models
Design an experiment
Ask questions
From the Penny Drop Lab, a controlled variable was keeping the dropper up and down. What is one other variable that was kept the same?
Using a flat surface
The amount of water in the beaker
Room temperature
The amount of breaths it takes in 1 minute
Which of the following best describes the purpose of conducting an experiment in the scientific method?
To write a conclusion before starting
To make random observations
To test a hypothesis by collecting data
To prove a theory is always correct
What is the main reason scientists analyze data after an experiment?
To avoid drawing conclusions
To change the experiment's purpose
To create new variables
To see if their results support or refute the hypothesis
What must scientists always be willing to do?
change their mind based on new evidence
never change their mind
Steps you follow to test a hypothesis.
experiment
instructions
directions
suggestions
