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Scientific Method #scientificmethod
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What must occur in an experiment?
change hypothesis
use a large sample size
test 1 time
use a small sample size
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What must always be included in your conclusion?
Accept/Reject your hypothesis
Repeat
Share Results
All of the above
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The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
create a conclusion
create question/problem
create a hypothesis
gather evidence
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When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
performing experiments
forming conclusions
making observations
stating hypotheses
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When you write down or record the data and events that occurred in your experiment it is called
an experiment
a hypothesis
a conclusion
results
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A controlled experiment...
Is only tested once
does not add any variables to the tests
only tests one single variable
tests multiple variables
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A constant is the same thing as a control group
True
False
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When are graphs made in an experiment?
question or problem
conclusion
After Results/Data
hypothesis
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When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
stating a hypothesis
performing experiments
making observations
forming conclusions
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A control group is used
to compare
for multiple trials
as data
as a conclusion
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the variable we are measuring
control
experimental
independent
dependent
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Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment?
making drawings of things observed
identifying and comparing variables
observing things in nature
making a working model
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Which would you do first in a scientific investigation?
form a question or problem
draw conclusions
organize data
write a hypothesis
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what variable does the scientist control?
control group
experimental
dependent
independent
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in order to interpret data a scientist should
organize the data into a graph
ignore data that doesnt support your hypothesis
change your data
share data with people who did not perform the lab
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Can ticks survive a hot water bath vs a cold water bath? What is wrong with this hypothesis?
no data
it is changing.
no errors
no if... then
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what is important when making a graph?
always skipping lines
having an accurate scale
putting the independent variable on the y axis
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what variable is unchanged and stays the same throughout the experiment?
experimental
independent
control
dependent
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valid Scientific evidence is:
how people feel about things
data that supports your findings
what people like
supported by votes
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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.
When all your test groups are the same.
You compare a control group to an experimental group
