When weighing sugar, Sandra had half the amount of sugar in her bowl than everyone else. What could be the reason?

Sandra combined the masses of the sugar and the bowl.

Which of these questions is least likely to be tested using scientific method?

Are cats better pets than dogs?

What is the best scientific way for Sally to figure out what season brings in the most tree frogs to her area?

Watch out her window for 20 minutes every day through the year. Record.

Which is an opinion about water and not an example of scientific evidence?

Cold water tastes better than warm water.

Which shows evidence that a scientist could use to make a conclusion?

A table is easier to move if it's on wheels.

Which evidence is not the result of an observation?

The gray rock is the most beautiful rock in the collection.

Why should you write detailed step by step instructions when writing a procedure of an experiment?

To make it possible for others to repeat the experiment exactly the same.

If your results from an experiment are very different from others, what should you do next?

Repeat the experiment and compare results again

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1
When weighing sugar, Sandra had half the amount of sugar in her bowl than everyone else. What could be the reason?
Sandra combined the masses of the sugar and the bowl.
Sandra used salt instead of sugar.
Sandra used a different balance than everyone else.
Sandra has a smaller bowl than everyone else.
2
What is evidence?
Data collected
Questions asked
An opinion
predictions made
3
Which of these questions is least likely to be tested using scientific method?
Do blue jays prefer a certain type of birdseed?
Are cats better pets than dogs?
How much sunlight does a plant need to grow?
What is the fasted way to get to school?
4
Which is the best example of data?
Amy is 165 centimeters tall.
Leo and Billy are best friends.
Mike likes peaches better than pears.
Jill is unsure that his measurements are accurate.
5
What is the best scientific way for Sally to figure out what season brings in the most tree frogs to her area?
Ask her friends to tell her all they know about tree frogs and record.
Go to the library and check out books about tree frogs.
Put out frog food one day, then count the number of frogs she sees.
Watch out her window for 20 minutes every day through the year. Record.
6
Which is an opinion about water and not an example of scientific evidence?
Water boils at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius.
Water can be a liquid, solid, or gas.
Water freezes at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius.
Cold water tastes better than warm water.
7
Which shows evidence that a scientist could use to make a conclusion?
Birds are smarter than frogs.
ANY cake tastes better than chocolate cake.
Toothpicks make the best models.
A table is easier to move if it's on wheels.
8
A scientist should record each step of an experiment exactly how it needs to be done, so another person can follow.
False
True
9
Which evidence is not the result of an observation?
The mass of the pencil is 4 grams.
The fossils all have the same shape.
The gray rock is the most beautiful rock in the collection.
The lava flow moved forward at 10 feet per second.
10
Why should you write detailed step by step instructions when writing a procedure of an experiment?
To help design a better experiment.
To help organize data.
To make it possible for others to repeat the experiment exactly the same.
To be creative with the experiment.
11
If your results from an experiment are very different from others, what should you do next?
Get new toy cars and repeat the experiment
Repeat the experiment and compare results again
Change your data to match other peoples (cheat)
Get a different type of ruler to use when measuring
12
Which note is an inference (an assumption or guess)?
It rained last night.
It is cloudy.
The ground is black.
The ground is wet.

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