Scientific Method

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

• data
• conclusions
• notebook
• inquiry

Another word for asking questions and seeking answers in science is called:

• inquiry
• data
• hypothesis
• procedure

In a well designed experiment, you should change how many variables?

• only one
• no more than two
• none at all
• as many as are needed

The one variable you change is called the ___________ variable.

• independent
• dependent
• controlled

The change that happens because of your experiment is called the ___________ variable.

• independent
• dependent
• controlled

Everything you want to remain the same or unchanged is called are called  the ___________ variables.

• independent
• dependent
• controlled

Scientists call the organized ways they answer questions the _________________________ .

• scientific method
• scientific explanation
• scientific notation
• scientific guesses

The first step of the scientific method is to make a(n) ____________ of something in the world.

• observation
• paper airplane
• hypothesis
• conclusion

Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________

• hypothesis
• conclusion
• experiment
• data

The final results and answers to your big question is shared in your ________________.

• conclusion
• hypothesis
• observation
• inquiry