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Which would you do first in a scientific investigation?
form a queston or probem
write a hypothesis
organize data
draw conclusions
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A control group is used
as a conclusion
to compare a variable to
for multiple trials
as data
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What would happen if scientist didn't publish thier findings in journals?
Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.
They would never be famous
People could steal thier work
They could get too famous
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The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
create a hypothesis
create a testable question
gather evidence
create a conclusion
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When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
making observations
stating hypotheses
performing experiments
forming conclusions
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Scientists share thier findings to....
compete with each other
learn from each other
so they don't have to repeat it
kep their work secret
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Interpretting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
basketball
soccer
other
softball
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What is the difference between the people who like cats and goldfish?
2
8
4
5
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When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
a hypothesis
a conclusion
an experiment
an observatoin
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Only scientists
record data
research
perform experiments
make observations
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Scientific evidence is:
what people like
how people feel about things
supported by popular votes
data that supports your findings
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Which of the follwoing is always an impaortant part of an experiment?
making a working model
observing things in nature
identifying and cotrolling variables
making drawings of things observed
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When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
stating a hypothesis
forming conclusions
performing experiments
making observations
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A controled experiment...
does not add any variables to the tests
only tests one variable
Ussually only includes one trial
tests multiple variables
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Which goes first in a scientific experiment?
conclusion
hypothesis
question or problem
data, tables and charts
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How do experiments help scientist learn.
It only helps if they get thier hypothesis right.
It helps them become famous
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
It helps them answer questions about the world
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A variable can be controlled when:
When you make constant chages to the groups.
When none of your test groups are the same.
You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.
When all your test groups are the same.