Scientific Method

What happens first?

• A scientist does his experiment

• A scientist thinks of a question or problem

• A scientist makes a prediction of what will happen

• A scientist observes

What is the scientific method?

• A book of rules

• A set of steps to help scientists answer questions and perform experiments

• A laboratory

• A measuring cup

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Scientists collect and record data during their experiments. What is data?

• Drawings

• Words about the experiment

• Numbers about the experiment

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Before a scientist does an experiment, he makes a hypothesis about what will happen. What is a hypotheses?

• a question

• an experiment

• a prediction

• an answer

What happens after you observe?

• You plan the experiment

• You look at the data and tell what you learned

• You ask a question or determine a problem

• You make a prediction

What happens last?

• A scientist asks a question

• A scientist makes a hyothesis

• A scientist draws a conclusion and shares what he learned

• A scientist plans and does his experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What could scientists do to make sure their results were correct?

• Repeat the experiment to see if they get the same results

• Make new predictions

• Ask different questions

• Change the data

Which word means keep everything the same?

• hypothesis

• observe

• constant

• variable

Which word means a prediction?

• Hypothesis

• Observe

• Constant

• Variable

Which word means using 4 senses to study things?

• Hypothesis

• Observe

• Constant

• Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8