Scientific Method
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions in science
What is the scientific method
When a person makes a prediction based on the research and their understandings this is called what?
What is a Hypothesis
What is the 2nd Step of the Scientific Method?
What is Ask a Question
What is an educated statement that could be tested called?
Hypothesis
Which steps comes first in the scientific method? Hypothesis or Observations
What is Hypothesis
Why should scientists repeat the steps of another persons experiment?
To verify their findings
Who is a modern scientist that uses the Scientific Method to answer questions?
What was the process where water passed through a membrane from a place of high concentration to low concentration?
What is an osmosis.
Are Scientists the only individuals who use the scientific method?
No everyone uses it.
This step answers the original question.
What is a conclusion?
What is it called when you search through books, magazines, and the internet for information.
Background Research
What are the two types of variables?
What are Independent and Dependent variables.
What is a variable?
Anything that changes or could change an experiment
Which question would be the best high level scientific question?
A) Who made the first microscope?
B) Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
C) How many giraffes live in Africa?
D) How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?
B) Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
Before you can form a hypothesis, you need to
a. state the problem or question
b. perform an experiment
c. state a conclusion
a. state the problem or question
When a puts their findings out for others to read or look at what are they doing
Sharing their findings
Before starting a science activity you should always
a. | read all the instructions very carefully. | c. | ask your friend what to do. |
b. | put on an apron. | d. | get ready to do first aid. |
read all the instructions very carefully.
Scientists test a hypothesis by
A. | formulating questions. |
B. | designing models. |
C. | doing experiments. |
D. | drawing conclusions. |
C.
doing experiments.
Which of the following steps to solve a problem is completed last?
A. | analyzing data |
B. | recognizing and identifying the problem |
C. | drawing conclusions |
D. | testing a hypothesis |
C.
drawing conclusions
Which sentence best describes a scientific theory?
A. | It can never change. |
B. | It can change every time it is tested. |
C. | It can be proven conclusively. |
D. | It is well-tested and explains a wide range of observations. |
It is well-tested and explains a wide range of observations.
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
What is the correct order of the scientific method?
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Identify the step of the scientific method completed in the description below.
Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.
Identify the step of the scientific method completed in the description below.
Jonathan's data showed that household cockroaches moved away from raw cucumber slices.
What is an Independent Variable?
The variable in an experiment that stays the same in an experiment.