Project science fair - results

• Science
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Put the steps of the scientific method in the correct order! 

Hypothesis

Method

Discussion

Conclusion

Research question

Experiment

Which of these is a research question?

1. The amount of protein in an apple
2. What is the amount of protein in an apple
3. What is the amount of protein in an apple?
4. protein in apples

Is this a good research question?
Does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?

1. yes
2. no

Which of the following would make a good research question?

1. How/Why question
2. A question that is answerable in one word.
3. A question that is very broad
4. Yes/No question

Which of the following would be a good research question?

1. Which American presidents served during the Cold War?
2. Which TV show is the best?
3. What effect does exam pressure have on the mental health of South Korean high school students?
4. Has the temperature of the earth risen?

Which research question belongs to the results on the right?

1. Which temperature do yeast cells like best?
2. What is the influence of fermentation on yeast cells?
3. What is the influence of temperature on fermentation by yeast cells?
4. What do yeast cells do?

What you think will be the answer to the research question is the ...

1. hypothesis
2. method
3. experiment
4. conclusion

Which variable is the one that is changed or different for each test in an investigation?

1. independent variable
2. dependent variable
3. control variables
4. independent and control variables

How does the amount of light affect the growth of a soybean plant?

1. Dependent variable: amount of light Independent variable: growth
2. Dependent variable: growth Independent variable: amount of light

research: What do plants need to grow?
To much or to little water will make the plant grow slower.
The amount of water is what type of variable?

1. control
2. dependent variable
3. independent variable

Which word doesn't signify a conclusion?

1. All in all
2. In short
3. Thus
4. By contrast

Of what does the conclusion normally consist of?

1. Arguments + examples
2. Answer to the research question + hypothesis is correct/rejected
3. Answer to the research question + results
4. Results + discussion

What is the correct conclusion?

1. Montagu's Harriers pellet mostly consist of Mice
2. Montagu's Harriers eat a lot of mice, songbirds then bird eggs, other birds and last young rabbits
3. The bird eats a lot of mice and really fewer young rabbits
4. Montagu's Harriers diet consist mostly of mice, songbirds, insects, bird eggs, other birds, and last young rabbits