tbd (GF) Prac2_Scientific Method - ETM

By Patrick Mazza
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8 Questions

Practice2 Scientific Method

Summary Notes (If below doesn't make sense then review these linked notes)

A student notices some people run in the rain and some people walk. They wonder if the walking person always gets more rain. They decide to test this using a sponge. In one situation they walk in the rain with a sponge and measure the water squeezed out afterwards.

In a different situation they run in the rain and measure the water squeezed out. They compare the amounts of water and find that in both situations the sponge absorbed about 1 ounce of rain. Later that day they explain what they did and how it turned out to their parents.

Which sentence represents step #2 (define a question)?

Drag and drop the sentences so that when you read them from top to bottom they follow the scientific method (observe, define, collect, analyze, share).

  1. In a different situation they run in the rain and measure the water squeezed out.
  2. They compare the amounts of water and find that in both situations the sponge absorbed about 1 ounce of rain.
  3. They wonder if the walking person always gets more rain.
  4. They decide to test this using a sponge. In one situation they walk in the rain with a sponge and measure the water squeezed out afterwards.
  5. Later that day they explain what they did and how it turned out to their parents.
  6. A student notices some people run in the rain and some people walk.

Which sentence represents step #5 (share results)?

Which sentence(s) represents step #3 (collect data)?

Which sentence represents step #1 (observe a phenomenon)?

Which sentence represents step #4 (analyze data)?

Drag each description below to match the step label of the Scientific Method.

  • Three different table surfaces were used with the same ramp and same book sliding down the ramp. The sliding distance in each trial was recorded and organized.
  • Multiple trials of a book sliding across a table are used to calculate the average sliding distance.
  • A book is released down a ramp and slides across a table.
  • After completing the experiment on their own the student talked about what they learned in class the next day.
  • The student decided they wanted to experiment what happens when the book slides across smoother and rougher table surfaces.
  • Observe a Phenomenon (event)
  • Define a question or problem
  • Share Results
  • Setup and collect data
  • Analyze Data

Extra Practice (Not required)

Choose one of the five steps of the scientific method to match with each description below.
Example: A block of wood is placed in water and floats.