Scientific Method Level 4th Grade Quiz
- 1.What is the first thing scientists do?
- A.
Experiment
- B.
Observe and ask questions
- C.
Conclude
- D.
Report to others
- 2.When scientists make an educated guest this is called ________
- A.
Hypothesis
- B.
Guess
- C.
Estimation
- D.
Conclusion
- 3.Once a scientist has decided on a question he or she wants to ask, then he or she needs to.....?
- A.
Get started on the experiment right away
- B.
Ask more questions
- C.
Research their topic in order to find out what others know
- D.
Collect data
- 4.When a scientist is working on an experiment they need to have a control group and an ___________________ group?
- A.
Fun
- B.
Growing
- C.
Experimental
- D.
Large
- 5.Scientist organize the data they find in a.....?
- A.
Data Collection Table or Graph
- B.
On a paper
- C.
Right it on the back of their hands
- D.
Have their friends organize it
- 6.When a scientist decides whether or not his/her hypothesis is true or false and can explain the reasoning this is called
- A.
The end
- B.
Do it again
- C.
Description
- D.
Drawing a conclusion
- 7.Would a scientist want to test more than one item (variable) at a time?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 8.A scientist uses a control group because?
- A.
So the data from the experimental group can be compared to the data in a control group
- B.
So that they can test again and again
- C.
So that they can make more than one hypothesis
- D.
So that can have others test the experiment
- 9.Should you use people's opinions, or personal beliefs to help you find the answer to a scientific problem?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 10.What does it take to be a scientist?
- A.
A goof ball
- B.
Being practical
- C.
Common sense
- D.
To be curious and to like to find answers to problems
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