Steps of the Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is asking a question?
What is the variable that you change on purpose in an experiment?
What is the independent variable?
What do we call a test that checks one thing at a time?
What is a controlled experiment?
What is information collected during an experiment?
What is Data?
What do you make that is an educated guess or prediction?
What is a hypothesis
What is the variable that you measure or observe in an experiment?
What is the dependent variable?
What is the group in an experiment that you do not change, used for comparison?
What is the control group?
What type of graph would you use to show change over time?
What is a line graph?
What step involves testing your hypothesis?
What is conducting an experiment?
What are the variables that you keep the same to make the experiment fair?
What are the controlled variables?
Why do scientists only change one variable at a time?
So they know what caused the results.
If a scientist gets very different results each time, what should they do?
Repeat the experiment and check for mistakes.
What do you do after you collect your data?
What is analyze or interpret the results?
In an experiment to see how sunlight affects plant growth, what is the dependent variable?
What is plant growth?
What is something you use in an experiment to help you measure?
What is a tool or instrument?
What do you call it when your results do NOT match your hypothesis?
It means your hypothesis was incorrect, and that’s okay!
What is the final step of the scientific method where you explain what you found out?
What is drawing a conclusion?
In an experiment testing paper airplane designs, what is the independent variable?
The design or shape of the airplane.
What makes an experiment reliable?
Repeating it or having many trials.
Why is it important to record data during every step?
So the experiment can be repeated and trusted