Students as Scientists

Information or observations collected during an experiment are called _____.

• Problem

• Hypothesis

• Data/Results

• Conclusion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The final summary of the data and results is/are called a(n) _____.

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Inference

• Conclusion

An educated guess or statement about what is going to happen is called a(n) _____.

• Controlled Variable

• Problem

• Observation

• Hypothesis

(True or False): A hypothesis is made before an observation has taken place.

• False

• True

The variable that is kept the same through the experiment is called a(n) _____.

• Controlled Variable

• Hypothesis

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

The process of testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions is called a(n) _____.

• Conclusion

• Data/Results

• Observation

• Experiment

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that birds make?

• Making observations

• Interpreting data

• Drawing conclusions

• Forming a hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The variable that is changed in an experiment is known as which of the following?

• Experimental variable

• Controlled variable

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

The variable that is measured in an experiment is known as which of the following?

• Experimental variable

• Controlled variable

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

Which of the following would make the results of an experiment more reliable?

• Changing the procedure

• Repeated/Multiple trials

• Multiple variables

• Change the hypothesis