Experiment Design

Experiment Design

6th - 8th Grade

9 Qs

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Experiment Design

Experiment Design

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS1-6, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS3-4

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Students put two plants in the sun.  Plant A is in the sun for 10 minutes.  Plant B is in the sun for 1 hr.  Students decide that plant B is better at photosynthesis.  This is wrong because...
They didn't control all variables
The independent variable was sunlight
The dependent variable was amount of gas produced
they used different amounts of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you were testing how well different dish soap cleaned grease, the independent (experimental) variable would be the:
Dishes
Water
Dish Soap
Types of Grease

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

While PERFORMING AN EXPERIMENT, it is important to:
change the control setup
test many different variables at the same time
reach a conclusion
record observations and measurements

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Changeable elements of an experiment which can affect the outcome of the experiment if not carefully controlled are called:
placebos
variables
quantitative elements
control groups

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The number of variables that should be allowed to change in a well designed, controlled experiment is: 
none
1
2 or more
dependent on the type of experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Students are growing plants in the dark or in the light to see which grows better.  They put 3 seeds in the dark and 5 seeds in the light because they know seeds are more likely to dry out in the light. 
How could this experiment be improved?
Put all plants in the light.
Put all plants in the dark (where they sprout better)
Put the same number of seeds in each container.
put all the plants in the light so they grow better

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Students experiment on wilting.  They take 2 plants of the same size.  They put one in full sunlight and leave one in the classroom.  After 2 hours, the plant in the sun has drooped.
Students conclude that sunlight causes wilting.  How could this experiment be improved?
Do more trials.  Only 1 plant in each spot isn't much repetition.
They should put both plants in the same location.
They should leave the plants in the location for less time so the plant isn't hurt by the sun.
They should make sure to water both plants first.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You start with a test tube of vinegar and a small container of baking soda.  If you mix baking soda and vinegar you get acetic acid and carbon dioxide.  (The carbon dioxide are the bubbles.)
What are the reactants of this reaction?
baking soda and vinegar
acetic acid and carbon dioxide
the container you mix them in.
how much bubbling there is.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide and water react to form oxygen and sugars.  For this reaction, the products are...
carbon dioxide and water
oxygen and sugars
photosynthesis
The leaves that are doing the reaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6