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#grade9 #biology #nature of science #scientific method
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What is the scientific method
An unimportant thing that they force us to learn in science
Scratch and sniff bookmark
A list of steps to take that help you answer a question
Lemon yellow watercolor paint
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What is the definition of a dependent variable
The variable that changes because of another variable
The variable kept the same
The variable changed
The variable that no one cares about
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What are the steps in the scientific method
1.Clean 2.Seperate 3.Cook 4.Chill
1.Stop 2.Contemplate 3.Continue
1.Ask 2.Research 3.hypothesis 4.Test 5.Analyze 6.Conclude
1.See 2.Smell 3.Touch 4.Taste 5.Hear
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What is precision
Pool party
How close is everything to each other
How close to the indicated target
3+3
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What is a correct hypothesis for the question: do hummingbirds prefer a certain color?
I have a cat
Green
If I have different colors of food, then birds will eat red
I don't like hummingbirds
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What are some safety precautions to take during a science lab
Long hair up, apron, closed toe shoes, safety goggles, etc
Have cheese in your pocket
Don't pay attention
Don't know where the fire blanket and fire extinguisher are
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What is the definition of a constant?
The variable being measured to see how much it changes.
The group that changes/is changed
The variables kept the same
A group that is changed
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What is a qualitative observation
An observation made with an exact number
An observation made using your sences
One box with three pieces of paper in it
Pumpkin
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What is an experimental group?
Mango
The group that is experimented on
The group kept the same
34 Elephants
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What is a Quantitative observation
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
An observation made using an your senses
An observation made by using an exact number
The sky is blue
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What is the correct format of a hypothesis
Whatever it wants to be
Choice and consequence
A sentence
If... then... because...statement
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What is an appropriate hypothesis
If I practice my cello, then my skills will improve because...
I think that water is green
Why does looking at the sun hurt my eyes?
Brown
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What is a hypothesis
An educated guess
A confused Hippo
A guess
A mammal
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What is the dependent variable___
If
someone is exercising
then
their heart rate will change
If
Excercising
Heart Rate
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What is an inference
Whatever it wants to be
What you can see has happened
5 day old cheese
A guess based on data collected through your senses
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What is accuracy
How close is everything to each other
How many beans you can eat in one hour
Bunny Rabbit
How close to the indicated target
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Define Science
Science Is Cool
Chicken Nuggets
The study of the natural world
The study of sorcery and black magic
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What is an observation
A guess about something that happened
A childhood memory
A complicated potion made by advanced sorcerers
Something you can conclude by using your 5 senses
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What is the correct data for the conclusion The longer I practice my cello the better I get
0 min-low skill 30 min-med. skill 60 min-high skill
I quit after 3.4 seconds
0 min high skill 30 min low skill 60 min med. skill
I have no skill no matter how long I practice
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What is an independent variable
The variable that does not exsist
The variable that changes because of another variable
The variable changed in an experiment
The variable that is kept the same
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What is a control group?
The group that is not changed to help measure the results
A small group
The group that is changed to test a hypothesis
The variables that are kept the same throughout the experiement
