4.1 Science Review

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

• Hypothesis
• Scientific Strategy
• Conclusion
• Scientific Method

When a scientist creates an 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

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"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 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.

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

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 other classes

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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

What do we call information gathered using our five senses?

• Hypothesis
• Observation
• Conclusion
• Inference

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