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Scientific Method Mrs. Lewis
Scientific Method Mrs. Lewis
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Steps of Scientific method, skills of a scientist, types of observations
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When a scientist performs his/her own experiment multiple times, this is called
repeated trials
replication
drawing conclusions
adding a hypothesis
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The metric system of measurement is based on the number
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10
1
100
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Explaining or interpreting things you have observed.
classifying
Drawing conclusions
predicting
inferring
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The last step to the scientific method?
Communicating results
Draw conculsions
Make a hypothesis
State a problem/question
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What is the Scientific Method?
A proven hypothesis
a computer program
A way to try to solve a problem
An objects' mass
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Making a claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
observing
classifying
predicting
inferring
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A possible answer to a scientific questions is
a hypothesis
communicating results
data
a conclusion
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Grouping items that are alike in some way.
evaluating
drawing conclusions
making models
classifying
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Creating representations of complex objects or processes
making models
drawing conclusions
predicting
inferring
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A factor that can change in an experiment.
problem or question
conclusion
hypothesis
variable
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A variable that is used to compare our experiment to
conclusion
control
data chart
hypothesis
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An experiment in which only one variable is tested at a time is called ______.
A prediction
Experimental Bias
A controlled experiment
A hypothesis
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Facts, figures & other evidence gathered through observations is called
a graph
a hypothesis
a conclusion
data
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Which step would follow "defining a problem" in the scientific method?
hypothesis
gathering data and research
drawing conclusions
evaluating
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Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called
classifying
predicting
observing
inferring
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Observations that deal with descriptions that
cannot
be expressed in numbers are called
relative observations
evidence observations
quantitative observations
qualitative observations
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A tool that can help interpret data
controlled experiment
a scale
a ruler
graph/chart
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A variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis is a(n)
controlled variable
observed variable
dependent variable
independent variable
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Which of the following is NOT a way to gain scientific knowledge?
by making models
through experimentation
through observation
by making assumptions
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The data and evidence that has been collected through scientific processes is called
a hypothesis
a controlled experiment
empirical evidence
accuracy
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A scientific hypothesis must be
controlled
correct
testable
able to be changed
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Another scientist conducts your experiment. This is an example of what process?
replication
inferring
predicting
repeated trials
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What kind of observation deals only in numbers?
quantitative observations
inductive reasoning
predicting
qualitative observations
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A way of learning about the natural world.
drawing conclusions
making assumptions
evaluating
Science
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A factor that changes in response to another change during an experiment.
A conclusion
independent variable
dependent variable
a hypothesis
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Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion is called
classifying
predicting
evaluating
making models
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Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
There are 29 desks in the room
The class is 52 minutes long
Most of the plants are green
SpongeBob has two big eyes
