Scientific evidence is:

data that supports your findings

A variable can be controlled when:

You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.

Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment?

identifying and controlling variables

How do experiments help scientist learn.

It helps them answer questions about the world

What is a scientific theory?

a well-tested experiment of results

What would happen if scientist didn't publish their findings in journals?

Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.

making a forecast of the future

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Applied Life Science: Scientific Method

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Which goes last in a scientific experiment?
hypothesis
data, tables and charts
conclusion
question or problem
2
What is 4th step of the scientific method?
Review data
Analyzing results
Developing a Hypothesis
Asking questions
3
Only scientists
make observations
perform experiments
research
record data
4
The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
gather evidence
create a testable question
create a conclusion
create a hypothesis
5
Step 4 of the scientific method is creating the Hypothesis
True
False
6
What does a weather man do?
creates conclusions
makes hypothesis
asks questions
makes predictions
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Scientific evidence is:
how people feel about things
what people like
supported by popular votes
data that supports your findings
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A control group is used
to compare a variable to
for multiple trials
as data
to analyze results
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Step 1 Scientific Method
Do the experiement
create a hypothesis
Ask questions
Write answers
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A controled experiment...
Usually only includes one trial
does not add any variables to the tests
only tests one variable
tests multiple variables
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A variable can be controlled when:
When none of your test groups are the same.
You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.
When you make constant chages to the groups.
When all your test groups are the same.
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Scientists share thier findings to....
kep their work secret
learn from each other
compete with each other
so they don't have to repeat it
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What is 4th step of the scientific method?
Develop the experiment
Developing a Hypothesis
Asking questions
Analyzing results
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Interpreting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
basketball
softball
other
soccer
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Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment?
observing things in nature
making drawings of things observed
making a working model
identifying and controlling variables
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What is the difference between the people who like cats and goldfish?
2
5
4
8
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What is science?
An educated guess
How to study the natural world
Using your 5 senses
Explain observation
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When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
performing experiments
making observations
stating hypotheses
forming conclusions
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How do experiments help scientist learn.
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
It helps them answer questions about the world
It helps them become famous
It only helps if they get thier hypothesis right.
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What is a scientific theory?
Drawing conclusions
theory that uses all 5 senses
a well-tested experiment of results
factors that are manipulated
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What is the 5th step of the Scientific Method
form an observation
Ask questions
Collect Data
Form a conclusion
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When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
making observations
performing experiments
stating a hypothesis
forming conclusions
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What is the 6th step of the scientific method?
create hypothesis
do the experiement
analyze the results
do the experiment again
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What is a scientist?
a person who studies science
a person who studies reading
a person who studies animals
a person who studies math
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Step 2: of the Scientific Method is research
True
False
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What would happen if scientist didn't publish their findings in journals?
They would never be famous
Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.
People could steal their work
They could get too famous
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Step 3: of the Scientific Method
Make a hypothesis
Do the experiment
analyze the results
Make predictions
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Which would you do first in a scientific investigation (method) ?
draw conclusions
analyze results
form a queston or problem
write a hypothesis
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When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
an observation
a hypothesis
a conclusion
an experiment
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What is predicting?
variables that are manipulated
making a forecast of the future
making an educated guess
an item that is changed

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