🍊1.2.F-Quiz: Scientific Knowledge🍋

temperature

Celsius thermometer

Which step of the scientific method involves going online or reading scientific journals?

Completing Background Research

As Jenna finishes observing her experiment, she states, "My hypothesis was definitely incorrect!" Jenna's statement fits in which part of the scientific method?

Conclusion

What is the standard system of measurement that is customary in science and most other countries around the world?

International System of Units

A hypothesis should...

be made using prior knowledge or research; be testable; be in the form of an if/ then statement.

A ______________________ is a short paragraph that details the overall results of an experiment and explains whether the scientific hypothesis at the beginning of the experiment was correct or not.

conclusion

______________________ is a factor that is kept normal during an experiment or test. These variables are regulated during the experiment to ensure they don't change the results of the experiment.

control variable

Before you can analyze your data and draw your conclusions, you need to conduct an

experiment

mass

gram

In science, an educated guess is called a

hypothesis

volume

liter or cm3

An educated guess put in an "If/Then" format that may answer a question or solve a problem is called a

scientific hypothesis

scientific method

series of steps followed to solve problems

experiment

way to confirm your educated guess

observation

information collected by one or more of your five senses

length

meter or kilometer

What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?

Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.

What step of the scientific method is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that crickets make and wonders how they make that noise?

Asking a Question

What is the first step in the scientific method?

Asking a question

What is the purpose of gathering information for your topic?

A scientist must research to understand the topic before being able to create a scientific hypothesis.

When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are

drawing a conclusion

scientific hypothesis

educated guess that may answer a question or solve a problem

The _________________________________ is a process that is used to investigate observations systematically and answer questions. Scientists use it to search for cause and effect relationships in nature.

scientific method