What is a hypothesis?

an educated guess based on facts and opinions

What are qualitative and quantitative properties of an object?

qualities an object has and the measurements of an object

What are the three types of variables in an experiment?

control, dependent, independent

Why is it important to have a control during an experiment?

we get more accurate results when we change one thing at a time

How do scientists collect indirect data?

They explore what they can see around the object they are trying to study

How does a hypothesis change as you gain new information?

The more info you get the clearer the data gets: this changes prediction

How do scientists use data to make predictions?

They use the 3 process skills: observation, inference and prediction

What are the steps in the scientific method?

ask, research, hypothesis, experiment, collect data, conclusion

How do scientists make predictions when they can't see an object?

They use what they can see to make a prediction

How many times should you conduct an experiment?

At least three times so you can find an average

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Study Guide of the Scientific Method

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1
In which step of the scientific method do you gather qualitative and quantitative observations?
Draw a conclusion
Form a Hypothesis
Background Research
Collect and Interpret Data
2
What is a hypothesis?
doing an experiment three times and taking the average
qualitative and quantitative properties of an object
observation, inference, prediction
an educated guess based on facts and opinions
3
Do you have to go through the entire scientific method every time you do science experiments?
No
Yes
4
What is the last step of the scientific method?
Draw a Conclusion
Design an Experiment
Form a Hypothesis
Background Research
5
What word do we use for a testable prediction?
Theory
Guess
Hypothesis
Conclusion
6
What are qualitative and quantitative properties of an object?
ask, research, hypothesis, experiment, data collection, conclusion
Observation, inference, prediction
an educated guess based on facts and opinions
qualities an object has and the measurements of an object
7
How should a hypothesis be written?
Write it in if _________, then________ format
all of the above
Make sure it is a sentence
It needs to be testable
8
In what step of the scientific method do we decide whether our hypothesis was correct or not?
Form a Hypothesis
Design anExperiment
Background Research
Draw a Conclusion
9
What are the three types of variables in an experiment?
qualitative and quantitative properties of an object
control, dependent, independent
observation, inference, prediction
an educated guess based on facts and opinions
10
You can do background research by _____________
Using the internet
Observing
All of these
Reading
11
How many variables can you change at one time?
2 variables
One variable
Don't change anything in your experiment
As many as you want
12
Why is it important to have a control during an experiment?
The more information you get, the clearer the data becomes
control, independent and dependent variables
an educated guess based on facts and opinions
we get more accurate results when we change one thing at a time
13
How do scientists collect indirect data?
They explore what they can see around the object they are trying to study
Control, independent and dependent variables
They use the 3 process skills: observation, inference and prediction
You do an experiment 3 times to find the average
14
Can science be done poorly?
Yes
No
15
Your experiment will depend on your ___________
Mood
Name
Hypothesis
Class
16
How does a hypothesis change as you gain new information?
Control, dependent and independent variables
Using the three process skills: Observation, Inference and Prediction
ask, research, hypothesis, experiment, collect data, conclusion
The more info you get the clearer the data gets: this changes prediction
17
What is the second step of the scientific method?
Background Research
Form a Hypothesis
Draw a Conclusion
Ask a Question
18
How do scientists use data to make predictions?
an educated guess based on facts and opinions
They use the 3 process skills: observation, inference and prediction
control, independent and dependent
qualitative and quantitative properties of an object
19
What is the third step of the scientific method?
Design an Experiment
Form a Hypothesis
Background Research
Collect and Interpret Data
20
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Draw a Conclusion
Design an Experiment
Ask a Question
Form a Hypothesis
21
What is everyone's favorite step of the scientific method?
Draw Conclusion
Design an Experiment
Ask a Question
Form a Hypothesis
22
What are the steps in the scientific method?
ask, hypothesis, research, collect data, experiment, conclusion
research, experiment, hypothesis, collect data, conclusion, ask
hypothesis, research, experiment, conclusion, ask, collect data
ask, research, hypothesis, experiment, collect data, conclusion
23
In what step do you create a table or a graph?
Draw a conclusion
Collect and Interpret Data
Form a hypothesis
Background Research
24
How do scientists make predictions when they can't see an object?
They use what they can see to make a prediction
Control, independent and dependent variables
They do an experiment 3 times
They form a conclusion
25
How many times should you conduct an experiment?
At Least 2 times
At least three times so you can find an average
Only 1 time
100 times or more

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