The Scientific Method

Ms. Mary de Sa

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  1. What do you call the information gained through observations and measurements?
  2. Your answer:
    A scientific question
    The hypothesis
    The data
    The conclusion


  3. When I make an inferrence I _____________________________________
  4. Your answer:
    Use one of my five senses to make an observation
    Test my hypothesis
    Try to predict what is happening
    Make graphs


  5. Quantitative data is useful because ______________________
  6. Your answer:
    you may graph numbers
    All of the answers are true
    everybody uses the same system when it comes to numbers
    it is easy to compare your results


  7. When you write your ___________, you are making a statement that sums up what you have learned from an experiment.
  8. Your answer:
    data
    conclusion
    background information
    procedure


  9. When I observe I
  10. Your answer:
    I look up in a book all the information
    use one or more of the five senses to gather information
    make a prediction
    ask my teacher what something means


  11. A hypothesis is a (n)
  12. Your answer:
    outcome guess based on background information
    qualitative statement
    always right
    quantitative statement


  13. When I interpret data I
  14. Your answer:
    use the if........then format
    look for meaning in data by looking for patterns and trends
    make an inference
    organize the information I collected


  15. An experiment is a(n)
  16. Your answer:
    a careful, orderly test of my hypothesis
    set of information you find before you continue your investigation
    the drawing of my investigation
    set of steps to follow carefully


  17. When my results are numbers I can create graphs to
  18. Your answer:
    make relationships
    interpret data
    All of the answers are true
    analyze data


  19. The scientific method is
  20. Your answer:
    a world wide scientific organization
    a set of rules to follow in the laboratory
    an organized set of steps used to test a hypothesis
    a complex system of tests


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