Scientific Process and Investigations

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.

• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.

• A hypothesis is an educated guess.

• I don't know.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• data

• control group

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• procedures

• conclusion

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion

• procedures

• materials

• responding variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer

• experiment

• problem

• safety check

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Observations made during an experiment are called:

• data

• problems

• conclusions

• questions

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet.  He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing  Under the Sea with each reed.  The results were put in the table.
What was the independent variable?

• The Song

• The Reed

• The Applause

The data collected supports which of the following questions that Squidward could have tested?

• Which song does the audience prefer?

• Which instrument does the audience like best?

• Which reed length creates the best sound?

• How do applause affect performance?

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes.

• making hypothesis

• Interpreting data

• drawing conclusions

• making observations