Forming A Hypothesis

1.

What comes after the "If.." part of your hypothesis?

A.

Your Prediction
B.

Your Scientific Reason
C.

Your Test
D.

All of the above

Correct Answer
C. Your Test

Explanation
“If…”- This portion contains the test that you will do to answer your question.
If… (your test)
For example, if you asked how does fertilizer affect plant growth?
Your test would be planting one plant with fertilizer and one without.
You would start your hypothesis with… “If… one plant is planted in fertilizer and one is planted in regular soil…”

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2.

What comes after your "then..." portion of your hypothesis?

A.

Your Prediction
B.

Your Scientific Reason
C.

Your Test
D.

All of the Above

Correct Answer
A. Your Prediction

Explanation
“Then”- This portion contains your prediction of how your test will turn out.
Then… (Your prediction)
For example, if your “If…” part of your hypothesis was… “If… one plant is planted in fertilizer and one is planted in regular soil…”
You would predict (or guess) which plant would grow the best.
“Then… the plant in the fertilizer will grow better…”

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3.

What comes after the "because..." portion of your hypothesis?

A.

Your Prediction
B.

Your Scientific Reason
C.

Your Test
D.

All of the Above

Correct Answer
B. Your Scientific Reason

Explanation
“Because…”- This portion contains your scientific reason for your prediction.
Because… (Scientific Reason)
For example, if you predict that plants will grow better in fertilizer your “because…” part could be…
“Because… fertilizer provides plants with nutrients”

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4.

Complete the hypothesis: Question: Will a dog eat meat over vegetables?If... ______________________________________ then... the dog will choose the steak because... dogs need protein more than vegetables.

A.

You plant a plant in fertilizer
B.

You feed a dog steak and dog-food
C.

You feed a dog steak and vegetables
D.

You feed a dog carrots and broccoli

Correct Answer
C. You feed a dog steak and vegetables

Explanation
Your test goes in the "if..." portion so you must be testing your original question. The question was to see if the dog would choose meat over vegetables so you need to include a test that has those two variables.

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5.

Complete the hypothesis: Question: What effect does studying with music have on student test scores?If... one student studies with music and one student studies without music then... _______________________________________________ because... music can be distracting to some students

A.

Both students will do great
B.

It depends on the student
C.

The student who listened to music won't show up to class
D.

The student who listened to music will do worse on a test

Correct Answer
D. The student who listened to music will do worse on a test

Explanation
The "then..." portion contains your prediction to your test. If you are testing how music affects test scores you would need to predict if those test scores would increase or decrease with music. There is no wrong prediction but your prediction has to apply to the test you are testing.

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6.

Complete the following hypothesis... Question: What effect does smiling have on teacher giving homework?If... the students smile at the teacher then... the teacher will not give any homework because... _________________________________________________________ .

A.

There was no homework for that day
B.

The smiles made the teacher happy which made the teacher want to be nice to the students
C.

The teacher will give it another day
D.

The homework was really easy

Correct Answer
B. The smiles made the teacher happy which made the teacher want to be nice to the students

Explanation
Your "because..." portion is the scientific reason. Your reason has to connect to your test and prediction and make logical sense.

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