Scientific Method Scenarios

What is being kept constant?

• ramp height

• speed of the ball rolling

• type of ball

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data

• theory

• hypothesis

• fact

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer

• experiment

• problem

• safety check

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

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

You want to find out which dish soap makes the most bubbles. You add dish soap to a pan of water and use a straw to blow bubbles. Which of the following would be the control?

• Using a fan to make the bubbles

• Blow bubbles in a pan with just water, no soap.

• Make bubbles in the pan by swishing your hand back and forth

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-2

This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• data

• control group

A student wants to test if the amount of sunlight affects the growth of a plant. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

• A) The amount of sunlight

• B) The growth of the plant

• C) The type of plant

• D) The soil used

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

In an experiment to determine the effect of temperature on the solubility of sugar in water, what is the independent variable?

• A) The amount of sugar

• B) The temperature of the water

• C) The type of sugar

• D) The amount of water

Which of the following is a hypothesis?

• A) Plants need water to grow

• B) If I increase the temperature, then the solubility of sugar will increase

• C) The sky is blue

• D) Water boils at 100°C

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2