Scientific Inquiry Process

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis
• question/problem
• procedures
• conclusion

An educated guess is

• an observation
• question
• hypothesis
• experiment

What do you do after you come up with your hypothesis?

• Conclude
• Test your hypothesis
• Do a victory dance
• Tell your teacher

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True
• False

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative
• quantitative

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

• The van is tan.
• The  van ran into KFC. 
• The driver was hungry. 
• Red and white are part of the KFC building.