Unit 1 Pretest: The Scientific Method

A) To decorate and make our work look colorful

B) To record data, observations, and notes during lessons

C) To keep extra papers and unrelated homework

D) To write stories about science

A) Wipe it up with your sleeve

B) Tell the teacher immediately

C) Leave it and keep working

D) Ask a friend to clean it

A) Eating snacks during an experiment

B) Wearing safety goggles when using chemicals

C) Running to get materials quickly

D) Touching unknown substances with your hands

A) A guess based on no evidence

B) A testable explanation or prediction

C) A fact proven to be true

D) A step in the conclusion

A) To make people believe their opinion

B) To test a hypothesis

C) To prove the hypothesis is correct

D) To repeat other people’s work without reason

A) Analyze data

B) Ask a question

C) Draw a conclusion

D) Conduct an experiment

A) “The plant is happy.”

B) “The plant grew 3 cm in one week.”

C) “The plant looks good.”

D) “The plant wants water.”

To guess why things happen

To memorize/collect facts without explanation

To understand and explain the natural world

To prove personal opinions