Scientific Method and Engineering Design Assessment

What is the term for the goal you have for your design and what you want it to achieve in the Engineering Design process?

• Constraint

• Criteria

• Hypothesis

• Variable

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which term describes a systematic procedure for conducting scientific research?

• Engineering Design

• Scientific Method

• Independent Variable

• Control Variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is a limitation or restriction in a design process?

• Criteria

• Constraint

• Hypothesis

• Dependent Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What is the process of creating a plan, that includes a prototype, to solve a problem or achieve a goal?

• Scientific Method

• Engineering Design

• Hypothesis

• Control Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Which variable do you change in a scientific experiment?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Variable

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the term for a variable that is kept constant to accurately test the impact of an independent variable?

• Dependent Variable

• Control Variable

• Hypothesis

• Criteria

When using the Scientific Method, what comes after the "Ask a Question" step?

• Hypothesis

• Constraint

• Criteria

• Engineering Design

Which variable is observed and measured in an experiment as it responds to the independent variable?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Variable

• Criteria

What is the independent variable in the scenario where a student tests how different amounts of water affect the growth of bean plants?

• Type of bean plant

• Amount of water

• Growth of bean plants

• Soil type

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the dependent variable in the scenario where a student tests how different amounts of water affect the growth of bean plants?

• Type of bean plant

• Amount of water

• Growth of bean plants

• Soil type

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1