What is a step-by-step process used to conduct an experiment or investigation called?
Question 6
6.
From the steps given, what is the final step in the scientific method?
Use this sample experiment to answer 7 - 11.
Julie wants to see if different angles affect how far her car toy will go. Help her design her experiment by answering the following questions.
Question 7
7.
What would her independent variable be?
Question 8
8.
What would her dependent variable be?
Question 9
9.
What could her hypothesis be?
Question 10
10.
Which of these variables about a car would not affect the outcome of the experiement?
Question 11
11.
What type of data will she be collecting?
Question 12
12.
The scientific method is used to help scientists organize the process of solving problems.
Question 13
13.
What are the two steps in the scientific method that occur before forming a
hypothesis?
Question 14
14.
Sally is collecting data on her classmates favorite sports. Is she collecting quantitative or qualitative data?
Question 15
15.
A basketball coach is recording the heights of her players. Is she recording qualitative or quantitative data?
Question 16
16.
A teacher is tracking math scores for a class. Is she collecting quantitative or qualitative data?
Question 17
17.
Todd's grandma is taking notes about the variety of colors of flowers in her garden. Explain how she might be collecting quantitative or qualitative data about her garden.
Question 18
18.
A student decides to collect some data about a tree in his yard. Select which types of data he can collect that would be quantitative.