Scientific Method: Lesson One

Part One: Video Lesson

Part Two: Practice Questions

1. True or false: Once your experiment is complete, you should repeat it.

A. True
B. False

Answer: A. True

2. Which of the following is not true about the fifth step of the Scientific Method: Drawing your Conclusion?

A. Drawing the conclusion can only occur once the experiment is complete.
B. Your conclusion will state whether or not your experiment was effective.
C. Your conclusion will only state positive outcomes of the experiment.

Answer:C. Your conclusion will only state positive outcomes of the experiment.

3. After you witness a phenomenon, you should then:

A. Formulate a question
B. Decide what your independent variable should be
C. Draw a conclusion

Answer: A. formulate a question

4. _____ may cause a change in the experiment.

A. Dependent Variable
B. Independent Variables
C. Constants

Answer: B. Independent Variable