Science 4.1

When scientists have a question about the world around them, they do a series of steps called the______________

• hypothesis

• scientific strategy

• conclusion

• scientific method

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When a scientist creates and educated guess, this is called a

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• observation

• experiment

What do we call the things in an experiment that must stay the same?

• independent variables

• dependent variables

• observations

• constants

"If I study my spelling words, then I will do well on the test." This statement is an example of a _______________.

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Data

Jackson wants to create an experiment to see which kind of soil makes plants grow best. What is the independent variable?

• The growth of the plants.

• The kind of soil.

• The amount of sunlight.

• The amount of water.

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Jackson wants to create an experiment to test which kind of soil makes plants grow best. Which would be a mistake in his experiment?

• He would give all the plants the same amount of water.

• He would use the same kind of soil for each plant.

• He would give all the plants the same amount of sunlight.

• He would use the same type of container for each plant.

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Jackson wants to create an experiment to see which kind of soil makes plants grow best. What is the independent variable?

• The growth of the plants.

• The kind of soil.

• The amount of sunlight.

• The amount of water.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Jackson wants to create an experiment to see which kind of soil makes plants grow best. What is the dependent variable?

• The growth of the plants.

• The kind of soil.

• The amount of sunlight.

• The amount of water.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Amanda wanted to do an experiment to see if studying her spelling words improved her spelling test score. What is the independent variable?

• Paying attention in class

• Studying her spelling words

• Her spelling test score

• Her grades in the other classes

Amanda wanted to do an experiment to see if studying her spelling words improved her spelling test score. What is the dependent variable?

• Paying attention in class

• Studying her spelling words

• Her spelling test score

• Her grades in other classes