Period 4 - Scientific Method Quiz

The sixth step of the scientific method that involves using the data collected from your experiment to explain what happened.

• draw conclusion

• state the problem

• form a hypothesis

• gather information

• analyze data

Which step of the scientific method is this example?

After analyzing data, I discovered that water increases in volume when it freezes.

• state the problem

• form a hypothesis

• test the hypothesis

• analyze data

• draw conclusions

The third step of the scientific method that involves making an educated guess about what will happen.

• test the hypothesis

• draw conclusion

• gather information

• state the problem

• form a hypothesis

Factor(s) that do not change in an experiment.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

The variable you are testing in your experiment (the one you change as a scientist).

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

The fourth step of the scientific method that involves determining your variables and the necessary steps to help you answer the question.

• state the problem

• form a hypothesis

• analyze data

• test the hypothesis

• gather information

The fifth step of the scientific method that involves making observations and recording what you see happening in a table, graph, or diagram.

• gather information

• analyze data

• form a hypothesis

• draw conclusions

• test the hypothesis

The second step of the scientific method that involves researching and observing to learn about your question or topic.

• analyze the data

• gather information

• test the hypothesis

• draw conclusion

• form a hypothesis

The variable you are measuring in the experiment (this is where your data comes from).

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

The first step of the scientific method that involves thinking about what you want to know.

• test the experiment

• state the problem

• form a hypothesis

• analyze the data

• gather information