Scientific Method Test

When comparing Claim, Evidence, Reasoning with the Scientific Method, which two terms are most alike?

• Question & Experiment

• Reasoning & Make an Observation

• Hypothesis & Claim

• Jelly & Jam

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is the best choice for a correctly stated hypothesis...

• 
  I think gummy bears will melt when I heat them.

• Gummy bears might melt if I expose them to heat.

• If you expose gummy bears to heat, then they will melt, because the ingredients of a gummy bear melts when heated.

What type of observations are "sight, smell, taste, hearing, and feel"?

• quantitative

• quasimodo

• qualitative

• quail eggs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Identify the independent variable(s) in the following scenario. A group of students wanted to see which brand of juice had the most sugar.

• amount of sugar in soda

• juice is bad for your teeth

• brands of juice

A control variable is...

• what is changed or manipulated in an experiment by the scientist

• variables that stay the same in an experiment

• what is measured in an experiment, or how it responds to the change

Which step is the arrow pointing to? (step 1)

• Do Background Research

• Construct a Hypothesis

• Ask a Question

• Test with an Experiment

Which step is the arrow pointing to? (step 4)

• Analyze Results

• Test with an Experiment

• Do Background Research

• Report Results

What must be done first to begin the steps of the Scientific Method?

• inference

• observation

• idea

• thoughts

Which step is the arrow pointing to? (step 2)

• Analyze Results

• Report Results

• Construct a Hypothesis

• Do Background Research

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which step is the arrow pointing to? (step 3)

• Construct a Hypothesis

• Report Results

• Test with an Experiment

• Ask a Question