A controlled experiment is

an experiment in which all the variables stay the same except one

What happens if your hypothesis was not supported by your data?

You revise your hypothesis and retest.

What is a prediction?

what you think will be the outcome of your experiment or data collection

How do you make a conclusion?

You compare the data from your experimental results to the prediction.

The scientific method is

ways scientists answer questions and solve problems

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A controlled experiment is an experiment that tests
no variables
only one factor at a time
None of these are correct
multiple variables
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The second step in the scientific method is
draw conclusions
ask a question
make an observation
analyze results
3
Anything that can change in an experiment is called a
theory
variable
measurement
observation
4
Third step in the scientific method is
make a hypothesis
ask a question
communicate the results
draw conclusions
5
A controlled experiment is
an experiment in which all the variables stay the same
an experiment in which all the variables stay the same except one
an experiment in which all the variables change
6
The use of your senses to understand the world around you is called a(n)
conclusion
observation
inference
hypothesis
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What happens if your hypothesis was not supported by your data?
Assume it was someone else's fault and blame them.
You change your data to support your hypothesis.
You give up and move on with life.
You revise your hypothesis and retest.
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What is a prediction?
just another word for a hypothesis
another word for an observation
what you think will be the outcome of your experiment or data collection
to force a conclusion based on many data
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A possible answer to a question or problem. Also called an educated guess.
observations
inference
hypothesis
quantitative analysis
10
The Chicago Bears wear a beautiful majestic orange, blue and white jerseys! This is an example of a(n)
observation
conclusion
result
hypothesis
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The independent variable is
none of these are correct
being measured
changed in the experiment
one that remains the same
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The seventh step in the scientific method is
make a hypothesis
analyze the results
draw conclusions
share your results
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How do you make a conclusion?
You keep making different tests until they show what you want to see.
You guess what the results should be.
You compare the data from your experimental results to the prediction.
You look at your hypotheses and choose which one you like best
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The fourth step in the scientific method is
analyze the results
draw conclusions
ask a question
conduct the experiment
15
The sixth step in the scientific method is
make a hypothesis
communicate the results
analyze
draw conclusions
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the fifth step in the scientific method is
analyze the results
draw conclusions
ask a question
create a problem
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The first step in the scientific method is
make observations
ask a question
communicate the results
draw conclusion
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The independent variable does not change the dependent variable
False
True
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The dependent variable is
the control
being changed
is being measured
not being measured
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The scientific method is
ways scientists never solve problems
ways scientists make problems and ask question
ways scientists answer questions and solve problems

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