Testable Questions

Master testable questions for science experiments! Identify, classify, and create your own inquiry questions.

Before you begin today: rate yourself. Thumb down: I am having trouble focusing/ there are distractions around meThumb sideways: There are distractions but I should be able to focus.Thumb up: I am in a good space and can focus Reviewing Testable Questions.webm Lets check our understanding after reviewing testable questions Testable Question Review Read each question carefully. Decide whether the question can be tested or not, and sort each question into the correct table. Testable questions are those that can be answered by designing and conducting an experiment. They need an independent and dependent variable and are best if we can explain rather than a yes question Testable Question How does changing the type of soil affect the growth of petunias? How does changing the shape of a rocket's fins affect its ability to fly? Does changing the amount of time you water your grass affect how green it is? How does the mass of sand in a water sample affect the time it takes for the sample to be purified by filtration? To what extent does the size of the charcoal beads affect the clarity of the water sample after purification? Non-Testable Question Is Beyonce the best singer? Why do the leaves on trees change colors? Why is the sky blue colored? How does the temperature of the water sample affect the purification of the water sample? Does the use of charcoal affect the purity of the water produced? How does the temperature of the water sample affect the purification? Explain why this is a non-testable question. How does the temperature of the water sample affect the purification? Make it into a testable question Write a testable question for each of the following ideas for experiments below. 1. You want to determine how the temperature of the room changes the growing speed of your plants. 2. You want to explore the rate the water travels through your filtration system. Make up three of your own questions for new experiments you'd like to try. In the box below type all three of your testable questions. Be sure to use proper spelling, and grammar.