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: _____________________ CAN YOU SPOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD Direction: Each sentence below describes a step of the scientific method. Match each sentence with a step of the scientific method listed below. Write your answer in the space provided. Write your choice in capital letter. A. Recognize a problem C. test the hypothesis with an experiment B. Form a hypothesis D. draw a conclusion _______ 1. Forem Davi Kent predicted that the seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted. _______ 2. Wesley said, If I fertilize my geranium plants, they will blossom. _______ 3. Kathleens data showed that the house hold cockroaches moved away from raw cucumber slices. _______ 4. Diva grew bacteria from the mouth on special plates in the laboratory. She placed drops of different mouth washes on bacteria on each plate. _______ 5. Emily used a survey to determine how many of her classmates were left handed and how many were right handed. _______ 6. Jun wanted to know how synthetic fibers were different from natural fibers. _______ 7. Dave saw bats catching insects after dark. He asked, How bats find the insects in the dark? _______ 8. Ken wondered if dyes could be taken out of plant leaves, flowers and stems. _______ 9. Keigh soaked six different kinds of seeds in water for 24 hours. Then she planted the seeds in the soil in depth of 1.0 cm. She used the same amount of water, light, and heat for each kind of soil. ______ 10. Davi Kent read about growing plants in water. He wanted to know how plants could grow without soil. ______ 11. Wesley Dave said, If I grow five seedlings in red light, I think the plants will grow faster than five plants grown in white light. _______ 12. Diva Kate experiments proved that earthworm move away from light. _______ 13. Kent said, If acid rain affects plants in particular lake, it might affect small animals, such as crayfish that live in the same water. _______ 14. Fortunato fed different diets to three groups of guinea pigs. His experiments showed that guinea pigs need Vitamin C and protein in their diets. _______ 15. Emilys experiments showed that chicken egg shells were stronger when she gave the hen feed to which extra calcium had been added.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD

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