State Science Investigation

The following are steps of the scientific method. Which is the first step?

• Test

• Ask a question

• Draw a conclusion

• Form a hypothesis

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Why is it important to state a conclusion?

• You can explain what your results were

• You can state whether your hypothesis was correct

• You really don't have to have a conclusion

• Both A and B are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Information you collect during an experiment is called (a) -

• Chart

• Graph

• Hypothesis

• Data

A set up that involves materials, a procedure, observations, and data can be found in a(n) -

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

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A well designed experiment should be able to be repeated.

• true

• false

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What must you do before you make a hypothesis?

• Run an experiment

• Make observations

• Draw conclusions

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What do these steps describe?

1. Ask a question

2. Form a hypothesis

3. Experiment to test hypothesis

4. Analyze data

5. Draw a conclusion

• Order of Operations

• Essay writing

• Scientific Method

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

This experiment was set up to test the hypothesis that plants grow faster in green light. What is the variable changed in the experiment.

• amount of water

• type of plant

• color of light

• size of pot

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The graph shows what happened when a candle was burned in different jars. The results of this experiment show that the bigger the jar, the

• longer the candle burned
• higher the candle's flame
• brighter the candle's flame
• faster the candle melted

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