Scientific Method Concepts and Applications

Put the first 5 steps of the scientific method in order:

• State a hypothesis

• Observe

• Ask a question

• Investigate

• Gather/Analyze data

Match the following:

• pieces of information

• Explanation

• reason, cause, answer

• Critical Thinking

• ID problems & successes of an experiment

• Hypothesis

• educated guess; "if...then..."

• Data

• Observing all parts b4 drawing conclusio

• Critique

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True or False: A testable hypothesis does not require an experiment to be planned.

• True

• False

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True or False: Observations can be used as data.

• True

• False

If a conclusion does not support a hypothesis, the next step in the process is to

• retry the experiment.

• make a new plan.

• make a new hypothesis.

• leave the conclusion and stop the scientific method.

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