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Scientific method review of 7th graders
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1
Communicating results is important to scientific evidence.
False
True
2
What gets graphed on the y-axis?
Temperature
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Time
3
What is an independent variable in an experiment?
the part that does not change
the part you are testing
you can have several in an experiment
the part that you measure
4
If you would like to study black bears in their natural habitat, you should conduct…..
observational studies
research studies
a controlled experiment
an experiment with the bear in a lab
5
A single experiment can prove that something is always true.
True
False
6
Which of the following questions CANNOT be answered by science?
How do birds fly?
Is this a good song?
How does a clock work?
What is an atom?
7
Forming a hypothesis is the first step of the scientific method.
False
True
8
What occurs when expectations of a scientist change how results of an experiment are viewed?
Bias
Data
Experimental
Control
9
When writing a formal hypothesis, it is okay to use personal pronouns like "I' or "you".
False
True
10
Performing several trials to ensure accuracy is called replication.
True
False
11
When multiple sets of measurements are made during ONE scientific investigation, it is called..
repertoire
repetition
replication
repeated
12
What is the final step of the scientific method?
Graph data
Draw conclusions
Form a hypothesis
Analyze data
13
After you establish a purpose for experimentation, you should….
jump right into the experiment
form a hypothesis
thoroughly plan the experiment
conduct background research
14
If no control is designed into an experiment, then the results are NOT valid.
True
False
15
The part of the scientific method in which you would create/use graphs is….
analyze data
test with an experiment
form a hypothesis
make a conclusion
16
If your friend completes your experiment over again exactly the same way, he/she is using….
repetition
replication
multiplication
modifying
17
The purpose of a control in an experiment is to...
Manipulate a variable
Keep temperature from getting too high
Record experimental group's data
Provide a comparison for experimental group
18
A law is an explanation that tells us why something happens in nature.
True
False
19
What is the scientific method?
a creative way to make your own experiment by your own rules
problem solving in a specific way
the method of how to act in a lab
a fail-proof test
20
Why is the scientific method important?
Always proves something true
Problem-solving in an organized way
Easy to create an experiment
Never is wrong
21
A hypothesis is an….
Something that can be proven
A fact
An educated prediction
A guess
22
An idea, event or object that is used to represent something you are trying to explain is a:
hypothesis
model
constant
variable
23
The control of an experiment does not get the……...
dependent variable
result variable
independent variable
responding variable
24
The lightbulb is an example of:
pure science
a dependent variable
an exercise
technology
25
You missed a lab last week. You follow the exact procedure, obtaining valid data. This is?
replication
make up work
trials
repetition
26
Biologists, geologists and chemists could all use the scientific method to solve problems.
False
True
27
Scientific experimentation accounts for 100% of scientific knowledge.
False
True
