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Scientific Method
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What is the first step in a scientific experiment?
data, tables and charts
conclusion
hypothesis
question or problem
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What would happen if scientists didn't publish their findings in journals?
Other scientists would not benefit from their work.
People could steal their work.
They could get too famous.
They would never be famous.
3
If a student wore a Georgia Bulldog t-shirt to school, what
inference
could you make?
They don't like the Georgia Bulldogs.
They always cheer for Georgia Tech.
They like the Georgia Bulldogs.
4
In an experiment, a control group is when:
All your test groups are the same.
None of your test groups are the same.
You make constant chages to the groups.
You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.
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Things kept the same in every set up of your experiment are called...
controls/constants.
independent variables.
conclusions.
hypotheses.
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Which would you do first in a scientific investigation?
organize data
form a queston or probem
draw conclusions
write a hypothesis
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When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
stating a hypothesis
performing experiments
forming conclusions
making observations
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A controled experiment...
does not add any variables to the tests
tests multiple variables
only tests one variable
usually only includes one trial
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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
keep their work secret
10
The variable that is the response or result of your experiment (what you measure)...
control.
independent.
dependent.
hypothesis.
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The variable that gets changed or manipulated is called the...
independent variable.
dependent variable.
control.
hypothesis.
12
When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
making observations
performing experiments
stating hypotheses
forming conclusions
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What is the difference between the number of people who like cats and goldfish?
2
5
4
8
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Before an experiment, you make a prediction about the answer to the question you are testing. This educated guess is...
a problem.
a hypothesis.
a variable.
a conclusion.
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How do experiments help scientist learn?
It helps them become famous
It helps them answer questions about the world.
It only helps if they get thier hypothesis right.
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
16
When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
a conclusion
a hypothesis
an experiment
data
17
Interpretting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
other
soccer
basketball
softball
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Scientists
test
a hypothesis by...
asking questions.
making graphs.
writing conclusions.
doing experiments.
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The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
create a conclusion
gather evidence
create a testable question
create a hypothesis
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Scientific evidence is:
data that supports your findings
supported by popular votes
how people feel about things
what people like
