Exploring the Scientific Method

What is the first step you might take if you realize your cell phone is missing?

• Start searching everywhere frantically

• Make an observation about when you last saw it

• Immediately buy a new phone

• Wait for it to appear on its own

What is a hypothesis?

• An experiment's result

• A confirmed fact

• A wild guess

• A prediction based on observations

Why is research important before conducting an experiment?

• It makes the experiment more expensive

• It helps to refine the experiment

• It is not really necessary

• It shortens the experiment duration

What kind of data describes characteristics like 'soft' or 'shiny'?

• Qualitative data

• Quantitative data

• Numerical data

• Irrelevant data

What type of data relies on numbers?

• Qualitative data

• Quantitative data

• Descriptive data

• Unmeasurable data

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

• The outcome of the experiment

• The variable that is measured

• The variable that is changed

• The constant variable

What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment?

• To serve as the experimental group

• To change the independent variable

• To provide a comparison

• To confuse the results

Why is it important to share scientific results?

• To keep the results secret

• To confuse people

• To make friends

• To contribute to scientific knowledge