Scientific Method Vocabulary

Scientific Method Vocabulary

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Scientific Method Vocabulary

Scientific Method Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-PS1-2, MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-5

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Elizabeth Blankenship

Used 111+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Match the following

Observation of WHAT does happen

Law

Information gathered through the senses

Hypothesis

Educated guess based on research

Inference

Attempts to answer WHY something happens

Theory

A guess or opinion made based on an observation

Observation

2.

REORDER QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Reorder the following. Everything starts with asking a...

question / problem

hypothesis / design

analyze results

research

experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

3.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Match the following

Attempts to answer WHY something happens

Hypothesis

Observation of WHAT does happen

Theory

Educated guess based on research

Law

4.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Match the following

A guess or opinion made based on an observation

Hypothesis

Information gathered through the senses

Observation

Educated guess based on research

Inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

5.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Match the following

stays the same

Variable

Why something happens

Constant

changes

Theory

What happens

Law

6.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The ​ (a)   of Gravity states that objects pull on each other (the bigger object wins). The ​ (b)   of Relativity says that might happen because matter bends space (Maybe. Probably. It's our best explanation at the moment).

Law
Theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

7.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Match the following

Information gathered through the senses

Inference

A guess or opinion made based on an observation

Observation

Attempts to answer WHY something happens

Theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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