Scientific Method Quiz Grade 8 Part 1: Multiple Choiee - choose the best answer and enter it on the scantron/zipgrade. 10 marks) 1) Anything that can change in an experiment is called a) A variable ©) An observation b) A measurement 4) An inference 2) The scientific method is a) Ways scientists make problems and ask questions, b) Ways scientists invent questions and work on problems. ©) Ways scientists never solve problems. 4) Based on observations, asking questions and finding solutions to problems. 3) The first step of the scientific method is a) Make a hypothesis b) Aska question ©) Make an observation 4) Write a conclusion 4) The use of your senses fo understand the world around you a) Inference c) Observation b) Hypothesis 4) Conclusion 5) Why is it important to have a controlled variable in an experiment? a) To have something to compare the results to. b) To ensure that the testis fair. ©) No control is ever needed. 4) Both (a) and (b) are true. 6) Identify the manipulated variable in the following scenario: The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive. a) The height of the plant b) The type of the plant ©) The amount of water 4) The type of soilUse the scenario below, to answer questions 7 and 8 ‘Mr: Staples thinks that a special juice will increase the productivity of workers. He creates vo groups of 50 workers each and assigns each group the same task (in this case, stacking paper). Group A is given the special juice to drink while they work. Group B is not given the special juice. After an hour, Mr: Staples counts how many stacks of paper each group has made, Group A made 1,587 stacks, Group B made 2,113 stacks. 7) Identify the experimental group in the above scenario: a) Group A b) Group B ©) Group A and B 4) There is no experimental group 8) What is the manipulated variable in this scenario? a) The special juice. ') The stacks of paper ©) The number of people in each group ) Mr Staples 9) How do you test a hypothesis? a) Guess by Crewe « giapin ©) Publish a formal report 4) Design an experiment 10) Which of the following is NOT a step in the scientific method? a) Collect data b) Make a guess ©) Make an observation 4) List your experiences11) Use the graph to answer the questions that follow. (7 marks) a) by °) d) °) Plants for Sun and Shade 100 of 4 —__ —_— ao} ———_ » fo | x0 fo ox ——— —i— 2 | i 0 ip i Full Sun srtial Sun Partial Dappled Full Shao Sun Shao Sun Exposure (Geranium Giinpatiens Fuchsia wTriium) What is the manipulated variable? What is the responding variable? What is the control in this experiment? What conclusions can you make based on this graph? Write a testable hypothesis based on this graph.