Investigating Science

Why do scientists collect data during an observation or investigation?

• To do math
• To make a graph
• To answer a question about the world
• For science assessment tasks

Information or observations collected during an experiment are called _____.

• Problem
• Hypothesis
• Data/Results
• Conclusion

The final summary of the data and results is/are called a(n) _____.

• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Inference
• Conclusion

An educated guess or statement about what is going to happen is called a(n) _____.

• Controlled Variable
• Problem
• Observation
• Hypothesis

(True or False): A hypothesis is made before an observation has taken place.

• False
• True

Making an interpretation from an observation is called a(n) _____.

• Controlled Variable
• Hypothesis
• Inference
• Experiment

The variable that is kept the same through the experiment is called a(n) _____.

• Controlled Variable
• Hypothesis
• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable

The question that is being tested is called a(n) _____.

• Experiment
• Hypothesis
• Conclusion
• Data/Results

The process of testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions is called a(n) _____.

• Conclusion
• Data/Results
• Observation
• Experiment

What skill is a scientist mostly using when she listens to the sounds that birds make?

• Making observations
• Interpreting data
• Drawing conclusions
• Forming a hypothesis