Scientific Method and Engineering Design Processes

Which title is best for this picture?

• Scientific Method

• Engineering Design

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make an observation

• Form a theory
• Collect & record data

• Make a Prediction (Hypothesis)

Place the following in order

• Experiment

• Analyze Data

• Question

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

An educated guess about what you think will happen during an experiment

• data
• theory
• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which factors NEVER changed (CONSTANTS)?

• Light, Water and Temp. Levers

• Dome, Monster, Sprinkler

• Number of Aliens

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a fair test; data is collected during ______

• answer
• experiment
• problem

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

In our experiment, which factors did I change (INDEPENDENT VARIABLE)?

• Light, Water or Temp Levers

• Dome, Sprinkler and Monster

• Number of Aliens

The variable I change is the ____________.

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• control group

The summary or explanation AFTER the experiment

• conclusion
• observations

• dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which factor did we count or measure (DEPENDENT VARIABLE)?

• Light, Water, and Temp. Levers

• Monster, Sprinkler, and Dome

• Number of Aliens

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1