Scientific Method

A student wants to find out why ocean water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water freezes.  This is an example of...

• a conclusion
• a hypothesis
• a problem
• data

Lucille goes to the library and reads a number of articles about the physical properties of solutions.  This is .....

• conducting research
• creating a hypothesis
• collecting data
• forming a conclusion

Burt travels to a beach and observes the conditions while taking notes on: the taste of the ocean water, the size and number of waves, the wind speed, the temperature, and the humidity.  These are examples of.....

• observations
• problems
• a hypothesis
• conclusions

Samah goes to the lab and follows a detailed procedure to investigate her hypothesis.  This is an example of....

• a conclusion
• an experiment
• research
• a problem

Jon writes in his lab journal, 'from my data, it appears as if salt water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water'.  This is an example of...

• a conclusion
• a hypothesis
• an experiment
• research

Factors that can be changed during an experiment are described as...

• a hypothesis
• data
• variables
• conclusions

An 'educated guess' that is based on scientific research is described as...

• a conclusion
• a hypothesis
• an experiment
• data

A written, and carefully followed, step-by-step experiment designed to test the hypothesis is know as...

• a conclusion
• a procedure or method
• data
• research

Information such as measurements or detailed notes on what can be seen, which are collected during an experiment are know as...

• a hypothesis
• observations and data
• procedure or method
• a conclusion

A detailed explanation of the resulting data, stating how it does or does not support the original hypothesis, is know as...

• a conclusion
• a problem
• a variable
• results