Scientific Method and Measurement

What is science?

• Knowledge based on evidence.

• The development of an experiment.

• An educated guess.

• The variable an experimenter changes.

Define the scientific method.

• it is made without favoritism

• the development of an experiment

• it is based on multiples of 10

• the measurement America uses

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• ask a question

• analyze data

• communicate conclusions

• choose a favorite variable

What is a hypothesis?

• a guess

• it describes qualities

• a testable prediction based on observations

• it describes numbers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Science is made with favoritism.

• true

• false

What do qualitative data describe?

• qualities

• numbers

• feelings

What does quantitative data describe?

• qualities

• numbers

• feelings

What is the IV? Students of different ages were given the same word search to complete.

• students ages

• word search

• time

• students

What is the DV? If I brush my teeth every day, then I will not develop cavities.

• brush my teeth

• developing cavities

Which type of graph is the most used in science?

• bar

• line

• pie

• inverse