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Duplicate of Scientific Method Review
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6th Grade review of #ScientificMethod concepts.
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Why might scientific theories change over time?
Changes in public opinion
New, but untestable, ideas
New laws passed by government
The discovery of new evidence
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How many independent variables should an experiment have?
As many as you want
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3
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What is a controlled variable?
A variable that you change.
A variable that is different for the control group.
A variable that is the same in both groups.
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What is a dependent variable?
The thing being measured or observed in an experiment
The thing that is being changed in an experiment
The things that are kept the same in an experiment
The data that is collected in an experiment
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Which is an example of qualitative data?
The height of a flower.
The life span of a flower in days.
The color of the flower petals.
The amount of sunlight a flower receives.
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What is the importance of data in an experiment?
To make more work
To help us make charts
To help us determine the variable
To help us prove or disprove the hypothesis
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Facts, figures and other evidence gathered during an experiment is called what?
Information
Data
Date
Charts and tables
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What must you do before you can form a hypothesis?
Analyze data
Conduct an experiment
Gather information
Share results
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Which of the following could be investigated scientifically?
Recycling is less expensive than using landfills.
People who don't recycle should have to pay fines.
Syracuse fans are better than Duke fans.
The difference between right and wrong
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The gathering of information to discover what things are and how they work is part of what?
Logic
Theory
Science
Evidence
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Why should experiments be run several times?
To test new variables
Because Mr. Jackson says so
To make sure you get the right answer
To make sure the results are consistent
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If you do an experiment 5 times and your results don't match your hypothesis, what do you do?
Rethink your hypothesis
Make up data to support your hypothesis
Keep retesting the experiment
Conclude the hypothesis cannot be proven
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Why must all experiments have a control group?
To change more variables
To have a group to serve as a comparison
To have more data
Because more than one group is needed
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What is quantitative data?
Numbers
Descriptions
Letters
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How does the color of a cow impact how much milk it produces? Identify the step.
Make a hypothesis
Analyze data
Identify a problem or question
Draw a conclusion
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What do you do after you perform an experiment?
Identify the variables
Gather information
State a hypothesis
Analyze data
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What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?
A hypothesis cannot be proven, but a theory can.
A theory has been confirmed by tests, a hypothesis has not
A hypothesis contains a theory.
Theory means "fact"; hypothesis means "guess"
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What does the term "population size" mean?
The amount of samples included in the experiment
The amount of variables
The amount of groups in an experiment
The amount of data collected
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What is one way to display quantitative data?
An essay
An experiment
A graph
