Scientific Method
Test Review
What is the six step process used
by scientists to solve problems
Answer: Scientific Method
What is an aspect of an
experiment that changes as a
result of the experiment and not
because the scientist purposely
changed it
Answer: Dependent Variable
What are measurements or other
observations recorded during an
experiment
Answer: Data
What is an educated guess as to
what the results of the experiment
will be
Answer: Hypothesis
What do we call results of an
experiment reached after
analyzing the data collected
Answer: Conclusion
What is a fact that can be proven
to be true using the five senses
Answer: Observation
What is the purpose of the
experiment; the question the
scientist is trying to find the
answer to
Answer: Problem
What is an aspect of an
experiment that the scientist keeps
the same
Answer: Constant
What is the process used to
investigate the problem using
hands-on methods; follows a set of
specific procedures or instructions
Answer: Experiment
What is an aspect of an
experiment that the scientist
purposely changes
Answer: Independent Variable
What graph would be used to
represent percentages?
Answer: Pie Chart
If you are measuring in
centimeters, you are measuring an
objects what?
Answer: Length or Width
What type of graph would you use
to compare differences between
data?
Answer: Bar Graph
If we are measuring in mL, we are
measuring an objects what?
Answer: Volume
If we want to graph a change in
data over a period of time, what
graph would we use to display
this?
Answer: Line Graph
If we are measuring in grams, we
are measuring an objects what?
Answer: Mass
What is the first step of the
Scientific Method?
Answer: Problem/Question
What is the 6th step of the
Scientific Method?
Answer: Conclusion
What is the 4th step of the
Scientific Method?
Answer: Experiment
What is the 2nd step of the
Scientific Method?
Answer: Research
What is the 5th step of the
Scientific Method?
Answer: Analyze and Record Data
What is the 3rd step of the
Scientific Method?
Answer: Hypothesis
What is the format a hypothesis
needs to be written in?
Answer: If/Then Statement
Which step of the Scientific
Method would the following be?
Does a Moose like Raspberries?
Answer: Step 1 Question/Problem
Which step of the Scientific
Method would the following
represent?
If raspberries are placed in a bowl
in a moose’s feeding area, then he
will not eat them.
Answer: Step 3 Hypothesis
Which step of the Scientific
Method would the following be a
part of?
Locate a moose. Place a bowl of
raspberries in his feeding area.
Observe for several feedings.
Record the data.
Answer: Step 4 Experiment
Which step of the Scientific
Method would the following be a
part of?
Not one moose out of the 721
observed at the raspberries.
Answer: Step 5 Analyze Results
Which step of the Scientific
Method would the following
represent?
To sum up, a moose does not like
raspberries.
A hiker returning from a camping
trip in Zion’s National Park tells
you she has just seen a Unicorn.
What would you do as a scientist?
Answer: Ask for more evidence
Which step of the scientific method
do scientist test their hypothesis?
Answer:
Experiment
Why would you want a large
sample size when experimenting?
Answer: to have more
representative data
Introduction, Methods, Results and
Conclusions are four important
things that need to be included in
which report?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Research paper report
Lab report
Works cited report
Biographical report
Answer: b) Lab Report
Crossword Section
The __________ is an educated
guess.
Answer: Hypothesis
Scientists make _______ to help
them make a hypothesis or collect
data during an experiment.
Answer: Research Grid
The _____ is the part of the an
experiment that is not being tested
and is used for comparison.
Answer: control
Sometimes scientists make a
mistake, or _______ and need to
do an experiment again.
Answer: Error
Scientists use their data to make
charts and _____ to communicate
the results of an experiment.
Answer: graphs
The ________ describes the steps
you use during an experiment.
Answer: Procedure
After an experiment, scientists
write a _______ which
summarizes their experiment and
results.
Answer: conclusion
The information collected during
an experiment is called
__________.
Answer: Data
After the scientist makes a
hypothesis, the perform an
__________ to collect data.
Answer: Experiment
The _________ variable is the part
of the experiment that is being
tested or the part that is changed
by the person doing the
experiment.
Answer: Independent
After the experiment, scientists
organize and ________ the data.
Answer: Analyze
The __________ variable is the
part of the experiment that is
affected by the independent
variable.
Answer: Dependent
The first step of the scientific
method is to define or identify the
__________.
Answer: Problem
The _______ _________ is a
process used by scientists to find
answers to questions or solve a
problem.
Answer: Scientific Method