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Scientific Method - Canaan Middle School 6th
Scientific Method - Canaan Middle School 6th
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Scientific Method Vocabulary and Application of Vocab
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Data based on measurable characteristics of things (mass, volume, weight)
Quantitative Data
Data
Qualitative Data
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One thing we can do to make sure that our results are valid are.....
Do repeated tackles
Do repeated trips
Do repeated trials
Do repeated types of experiments
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The 7 leaves on the tomato plant are turning brown. Observation or Inference?
Observation
Inference
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What is a testable explanation for observations about questions about the physical universe?
Inference
Purpose
Hypothesis
Scientific Method
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What was the Independent Variable in our Gummy bear lab?
The scales
The cups
The liquids
The gummy bears
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What was the Dependent Variable in our Gummy bear lab?
if liquids affect size, cups, and starch
If liquids affect size, color and shape
If liquids affect shape, size and crayons
if liquids affect size, calculator and sugar
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Look at the picture. What has Joe done to these shapes?
Made inferences about them
Wrote his hypothesis
Classified them
Made predictions about them
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When we examine the similarities and differences between different things or events we are ...
Using critical thinking
Classifying
Comparing
Calculating
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The apple weighed 6 oz. Width- 12 cm, Length-14 cm. What kind of data is this?
Qualitative Data
Comparing Data
Inferential Data
Quantitative Data
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What is a statement made about the future outcome of an experiment called?
Prediction
Analysis
Inference
Hypothesis
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The grasshoppers front legs are shorter than the its back legs. Observation or Inference?
Inference
Observation
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How many 6th grade teachers' names start with an S?
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7
5
4
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The boy has three cavities. Observation or Inference?
Observation
Inference
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Data based on observable characteristics that can be collected by the five senses is called...
Qualitative Data
Data
Quantitative Data
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The gummy worm got 2 cm's bigger when placed it in vinegar. Observation or Inference?
Observation
Inference
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A factor that depends on the changes. What we're trying to find out or trying to measure.
Dependent Variable
Control Variable
Variable
Independent Variable
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These students are doing what?
Making predictions about whales and fish
Making inferences about whales and fish
Comparing whales and fish
Classifying whales and fish
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What is the group in the experiment that gets the independent variable called?
Prediction Group
Experimental Group
Critical Thinking Group
Control Group
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What was Mrs. Miller's volleyball # in high school?
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5
10
20
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The group in the experiment that doesn't get the independent variable is called .....
Prediction Group
Experimental Group
Control Group
Critical Thinking Group
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The reason to conduct an experiment or test a hypothesis so scientists can solve a problem.
Prediction
Inference
Purpose
Hypothesis
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What are the variables that AREN'T being tested, but must remain the same called?
Control Variables
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Variables
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Method/Procedures are ....
An ordered series of predictions.
An ordered series of steps followed to answer a question.
An ordered series of variables.
An ordered series of inferences.
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What was a control variable in our Gummy bear Lab?
The same brand of gummy bear
The liquids
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What is the factor that is changed/tested in an experiment ?
Independent Variable
Control Variable
Dependent Variable
Variable
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Breaking down data into smaller parts so that it is easier for us to understand is
Acknowledging
Analyzing
Admiring
Applying
