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A review of the scientific method and experimentation.
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Research
Hypothesis
Data and Observations
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Which of the following shows 3 steps of the Scientific Method in order?
Question, Research, Hypothesis
Experiment, Hypothesis, Conclusion
Question, Hypothesis, Experiment
Question, Hypothesis, Research
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Which of the following should be in a conclusion? Choose the best answer!
A statement telling if your hypothesis is correct
All of these need to be included
A summary of the experiment & results
A statement about the problem or question
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Which of the following is an example of a hypothesis.
After 5 hours the apple in vinegar changed only 2 shades.
Apples slices turn brown.
I think honey will prevent apple slices from turning brown.
Why do apple slices turn brown?
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To be reliable, an experiment must....
be repeated many times with similar results.
have large sample groups.
have data collected on only the positive results.
be the same as the hypothesis.
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How would you set up an experiment to test if sunlight increases tomato size?
Put 10 plants in sun, 10 in shade, measure size of tomatoes.
Put 10 plants in sun, 10 in shade, measure rate of growth.
Tomato plants need sunshine.
Make observations of the tomato plants.
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Where does the title go on a graph?
Left
Right
Bottom
Top
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Which would be data to show whether lizards will bask in the sun if it is hot or cold out?
The amount that each lizard moves in the tank.
The color of each lizard.
The time lizards spend in the sun at different temps.
The number of insects the lizard eats.
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Why do scientists repeat experiments? (More than 1 answer is correct.)
to have fun
to see if a hypothesis is correct or not
to see if they get similar results
to see if another scientist's experiment was valid
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"What is the effect of fertilizer on fish health?" What would be the control group?
The fertilizer
Small pond with no fertilizer
Small ponds with increasing amounts of fertilizer
Identical ponds
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An experiment to see how the amount of water affects size of avocados. What is the indep. var.?
Amount of water
Number of avocados
Type of water
Size of avocados
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"What is the effect of fertilizer on fish health?" What would be the experimental group?
The fertilizer
Small ponds with increasing amounts of fertilizer
Identical ponds
Small pond with no fertilizer
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Why do scientists use graphs and tables?
to conduct research
to form a question
to organize data and observations
to make a hypothesis
