Nature Of Science Scenarios
This will assess your ability to find the parts of the scientific method within given scenarios.
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- Suzy read that some plants grow better if there is acid in the soil. Suzy decides to test if the plants she has will grow better when acid is added to the soil. What is the QUESTION in this scenario?
- Suzy read that some plants grow better if there is acid in the soil. Suzy does NOT believe this can be true. Suzy decides to test if the plants she has will grow taller when acid is added to the soil. What is her HYPOTHESIS?
- Suzy puts soil and 2 of the same roses into two pots. She puts them in the same windowsill, so they get the same amount of sunlight. She gives one plant a spoonful of acid every other day and both plants the same amount of water daily. Which of the following is NOT a CONSTANT?
- Suzy puts soil and 2 of the same roses into two pots. She puts them in the same windowsill, so they get the same amount of sunlight. She gives one plant a spoonful of acid every other day and both plants the same amount of water daily. She measures the height of each plant weekly. What is her INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
- Suzy puts soil and 2 of the same roses into two pots. She puts them in the same windowsill, so they get the same amount of sunlight. She gives one plant a spoonful of acid every other day and both plants the same amount of water daily. She measures the height of each plant weekly. What is her DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
- Where would Suzy write down the heights of the roses?
- What is a scientific name for the heights of the roses?
- Based on the information below, what conclusion can be made? Rose without acid Rose with acid Week 1 3 in 3 in Week 2 3.5 in 4 in Week 3 4 in 5 in Week 4 4.5 in 6 in
- Mrs. Lyon read somewhere that students perform better on tests if they are promised a reward for doing well. Mrs. Lyon thought that if she promises the students free time outside, they would do better on the test. What was Mrs. Lyon's question?
- Mrs. Lyon read somewhere that students perform better on tests if they are promised a reward for doing well. Mrs. Lyon thought that if she promises the students free time outside, they would do better on the test. What was Mrs. Lyon's HYPOTHESIS?
- Mrs. Lyon created 4 groups of students. Both groups had the same number of boys and girls. Both groups of students had the same classroom grades. All students took the same test. Mrs. Lyon promised Group ONE was not promised any outside time. Group TWO was promised 10 minutes. Group THREE was promised 20 minutes. Group 4 was promised 30 minutes outside. Which of the following was NOT a constant in the experiment?
- Mrs. Lyon created 4 groups of students. Both groups had the same number of boys and girls. Both groups of students had the same classroom grades. All students took the same test. Mrs. Lyon promised Group ONE was not promised any outside time. Group TWO was promised 10 minutes. Group THREE was promised 20 minutes. Group 4 was promised 30 minutes outside. Which of the following was the CONTROL GROUP?
- Mrs. Lyon created 4 groups of students. Both groups had the same number of boys and girls. Both groups of students had the same classroom grades. All students took the same test. Mrs. Lyon promised Group ONE was not promised any outside time. Group TWO was promised 10 minutes. Group THREE was promised 20 minutes. Group 4 was promised 30 minutes outside. Which of the following was the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
- Mrs. Lyon created 4 groups of students. Both groups had the same number of boys and girls. Both groups of students had the same classroom grades. All students took the same test. Mrs. Lyon promised Group ONE was not promised any outside time. Group TWO was promised 10 minutes. Group THREE was promised 20 minutes. Group 4 was promised 30 minutes outside. Which of the following was the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
- Here are the results of the experiment. Group 1 (promised no time) had an average test score of 65%. Group 2 (promised 10 minutes) had an average test score of 70%. Group 3 (promised 20 minutes) had an average test score of 74%. Group 4 (promised 30 minutes) had an average test score of 81%. What CONCLUSION can be drawn based on the data collected?
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