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which of these is not a step in the scientific method?

why do you usually need more than one hypothesis for a question?

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why do you usually need more than one hypothesis for a question?
a prediction is always followed by more than one hypothesis
if you reject your sole hypothesis you have nothing left
observations trick you into trying one hypothesis
hypotheses always come in pairs
2
which of these is not a step in the scientific method?
consult your partner
study the results
make a hypothesis
ask a question
3
in class you notice the bugs prefer staying out of the light; which step is this an example of?
forming a hypothesis
developing a test
making an observation
conclusion
4
What is a hypothesis?
an experiment
whatever the teacher tells you is the truth
your best "educated guess" of what the answer will be
an untestable statement
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what is a prediction?
to force a conclusion based on many data
just another word for hypothesis
another word for observation
what you think will be the outcome of your experiment
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how do you make a conclusion?
you keep testing until you get the results you want to see
you guess what the results should be
you look at your hypotheses and choose one that makes sense
you compare the data results to the prediction they tested
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How do you come up with a good question?
by making an interesting observation
assume you know everything
from the procedures
by testing the data
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what is changed or manipulated in the lab?
results
hyopthesis
dependent variable
independent variable
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what is the last step in the scientific method?
hypothesis formation
observation
communication of results
conclusion
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what is the first step in the scientific method?
hypothesis
test
observation
prediction