Understanding the Hypothesis
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students understand what a hypothesis is, how to formulate one, and its role in the scientific method.
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Understanding the Hypothesis
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of hypotheses and the scientific method.
1. What is a hypothesis?
A proven fact
A guess without evidence
An educated guess that can be tested
The final conclusion of an experiment
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of a good hypothesis?
It is always correct
It is untestable
It is a question
It is testable and falsifiable
3. A hypothesis is an educated that attempts to answer a scientific question.
4. To be useful, a hypothesis must be , meaning an experiment can be designed to check if it's true or false.
5. The 'If...then...because' format is often used to write a good .
6. A hypothesis can be proven absolutely true.
True
False
7. The scientific method always starts with forming a hypothesis.
True
False
8. Write a hypothesis for the following observation: 'Plants grow taller when given more sunlight.'
9. Explain why a hypothesis must be testable.
10. The diagram below illustrates the steps of the scientific method. Locate where 'Form a Hypothesis' fits into the process.
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