Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method
Learn the basics of science including the scientific method, experiments, variables, hypotheses, and data collection.
Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is an important thing that all scientists do?
- ask questions
- study plants
- give speeches
- use microscopes
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the 5th and final step of the scientific method?
- Run the experiement again to double-check your results.
- Review the experiment to see if you've made any mistakes.
- Write a report to share your results.
- Read more about the subject.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
In step 2 of the scientific method, you make your best guess about the answer to a question.
- A method
- A conclusion
- A data study
- A hypothesis
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the variable in an experiment?
- the glass tubes you use
- the thing you want to test
- the questions you ask
- the part that stays the same
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the first step in the scientific method?
- Look at your data and make a conclusion.
- Run an experiment
- Make observations and ask a question.
- Write a plan.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the data of an experiement?
- Information you learned in the experiement
- The questions asked in the experiement
- The report written about the experiement
- The presentation you give about an experiement
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of these is a scientific hypothesis about the growth of a plant?
- Plants make a pretty decoration in the house.
- Plants grow best when they are happy.
- It's fun to watch this plany grow.
- This plany will grow best in sunlight.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is an experiment?
- A report by a scientist
- The answer to a question
- Something unknown
- A way to test an idea