Scientific Method Review

Science can change and is a continually ongoing process.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• background research

• conclusion

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• yes
• no

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

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

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is the first step of scientific problem solving?

• identify the PROBLEM

• write a HYPOTHESIS

• do some RESEARCH

• create an EXPERIMENT

What's the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?

• "Theory" is another word for "fact;" "hypothesis" is another word for "guess."

• Hypotheses can't be proven; theories can.

• Theories have been confirmed through tests; hypotheses haven't.

• Theories contain many hypotheses; a hypothesis only contains one theory.

Place the following steps in sequence: A) Recognizing a problem; B) Testing a hypothesis; C) Drawing inferences

• A, C, B

• A, B, C

• B, C, A

• C, B, A