Part A
Which statement is a central idea of the text?
Responses
Variables are sometimes used in the scientific method.
Variables are sometimes used in the scientific method.
The scientific method is based on reading scientific journals.
The scientific method is based on reading scientific journals.
The scientific method is based on observations.
The scientific method is based on observations.
Scientists generate guesses in the scientific method.
Scientists generate guesses in the scientific method.
Question 2
Part B - Points depend on a correct response in Part A.
Which detail from the text best supports the answer in Part A?
Responses
Hypotheses are ideas about what might happen.
Hypotheses are ideas about what might happen.
Experiments produce evidence for scientific ideas.
Experiments produce evidence for scientific ideas.
Conditions change in different experiments.
Conditions change in different experiments.
Scientists share their results in journals and papers.
1 answer
The central idea of the text is most likely: The scientific method is based on observations.
The detail from the text that best supports this central idea is: Experiments produce evidence for scientific ideas.
This statement relates to the process of making observations and collecting evidence through experiments, which is a key aspect of the scientific method.
