Refer to the Newsela article "A Step-by-Step Guide to the Scientific Method."
Part A
Which statement is a central idea of the text?
Responses
The scientific method is based on reading scientific journals.
Variables are sometimes used in the scientific method.
The scientific method is based on observations.
Scientists generate guesses in the scientific method.
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.
Conditions change in different experiments.
Experiments produce evidence for scientific ideas.
Scientists share their results in journals and papers.