Scientific Method

What is the first step of the scientific method?

• Make observations and do research

• Form a hypothesis

• Design an experiment

• Ask a question or identify the problem

What does observation mean in the scientific method?

• To study carefully

• To form a hypothesis

• To analyze data

• To draw a conclusion

What is a hypothesis?

• An educated guess about what will happen

• The results of an experiment

• The conclusion of a scientific study

• The data collected during an observation

What should you do when designing an experiment?

• Test multiple variables at once

• Change only one thing at a time

• Keep everything the same

• Skip this step and move to data analysis

The one thing that you change in an investigation is the

• Control variable

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Scientific variable

The things you keep the same in an investigation are

• Control variables

• Dependent variables

• Independent variables

• Scientific variables

The dependent variable is

• The results that you measure

• The thing you change

• The things you keep the same

• Using the correct units

What is the next step after completing an experiment?

• Form a new hypothesis

• Draw a conclusion

• Analyze the data

• Design a new experiment

What is the next step after analyzing the data?

• To form a new hypothesis

• To draw a conclusion

• To design a new experiment

• To analyze the data again