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Scientists follow the five steps of the scientific method to make discoveries. Scientists Form a hypothesis, or predict what will happen when they do an experiment. They then Perform experiments, or tests, that will prove their hypothesis is right or wrong.

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Scientists follow the five steps of the scientific method to make discoveries. Scientists Form a hypothesis, or predict what will happen when they do an experiment. They then Perform experiments, or tests, that will prove their hypothesis is right or wrong.

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Non-fiction: The Scientific Method

The Scientific Method


How do scientists make discoveries? They follow the five steps of the
scientific method:
1. Make observations. Check out the world around you to find out
everything you can about a problem you want to solve.
2. Form a hypothesis, or predict what you think will happen when
you do the experiment.
3. Perform experiments, or tests, that will prove your hypothesis is
right or wrong.
4. Collect results. What happened when you did your experiment?
What information can you collect?
5. Draw conclusions, or answers, about your hypothesis by taking a
good look at your results.

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Text: Copyright 2007 Weekly Reader Corporation. All rights reserved. Weekly
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Used by permission.

Questions: The Scientific Method

Name:

_____________ Date: _______________________

1. Which step of the scientific method involves performing tests?


A
B
C
D

Step
Step
Step
Step

1
2
3
4

2. How does the author organize the information in this passage?


A The author describes the steps of a process in the order they take place.
B The author describes the most important features of an experiment, from most
important to least important.
C The author provides multiple pieces of evidence for the usefulness of a process.
D The author compares and contrasts the steps of a process.
3. Which sentence below could be added to Step 5 to explain the importance of this
step?
A
B
C
D

Whether or not your hypothesis is correct, you now have your answer!
The answer may even be evident in the observations that you make!
This is the most scientific step because you are performing experiments.
Information collection is a crucial step; answers will begin to emerge as the results
come in.

4. Read the sentence:


Draw conclusions, or answers, about your hypothesis by taking a good look at your
results.
As used in this sentence, which meaning of good does the author most likely mean?
A
B
C
D

good
good
good
good

(noun): help or advantage


(adjective): respectable and nice
(noun): item for sale
(adjective): high-quality

5. What is this passage mostly about?


A
B
C
D

safety in science
steps to become a scientist
steps to make a discovery
appropriate experiments

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Questions: The Scientific Method

6. What is a hypothesis and during which steps is it important?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

7. Considering the steps of the scientific method, what can be concluded about the
character of successful scientists?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the answer that best
completes the sentence.
If you follow the scientific method, you must form a hypothesis _____________
performing experiments.
A
B
C
D

after
initially
before
while

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Questions: The Scientific Method

9. Read the following sentence.

While following the scientific method, scientists perform experiments to make


discoveries.

Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the sentence you
just read. One of the questions has already been answered for you.

Who is the main subject of the sentence? scientists

What do scientists do? ____________________________________________________

When? ________________________________________________________________

Why? _________________________________________________________________

10. Vocabulary Word: prove (verb): to demonstrate that something is true or right.

Use the vocabulary word in a sentence: ______________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

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