A variable can be controlled when:

You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.

How do experiments help scientist learn.

It helps them answer questions about the world

Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment?

identifying and cotrolling variables

What would happen if scientist didn't publish thier findings in journals?

Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.

Scientific evidence is:

data that supports your findings

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Scientific Method-#2

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1
Which would you do first in a scientific investigation?
write a hypothesis
organize data
form a question or problem
draw conclusions
2
A variable can be controlled when:
When all your test groups are the same.
When you make constant chages to the groups.
When none of your test groups are the same.
You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.
3
The first step in the scientific method a scientist does is ...
gather evidence
create a conclusion
create a hypothesis
create a testable question
4
When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
performing experiments
stating a hypothesis
forming conclusions
making observations
5
How do experiments help scientist learn.
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
It only helps if they get thier hypothesis right.
It helps them answer questions about the world
It helps them become famous
6
A control group is used
as data
for multiple trials
to compare a variable to
as a conclusion
7
Interpretting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
softball
other
soccer
basketball
8
When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
a hypothesis
an experiment
a conclusion
an observatoin
9
Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment?
observing things in nature
making drawings of things observed
making a working model
identifying and cotrolling variables
10
A controlled experiment...
only tests one variable
Usually only includes one trial
does not add any variables to the tests
tests multiple variables
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When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
stating hypotheses
performing experiments
forming conclusions
making observations
12
What would happen if scientist didn't publish thier findings in journals?
They could get too famous
Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.
People could steal their work
They would never be famous
13
Which goes first in a scientific experiment?
conclusion
question or problem
hypothesis
data, tables and charts
14
Scientific evidence is:
how people feel about things
data that supports your findings
supported by popular votes
what people like
15
Scientists share thier findings to....
so they don't have to repeat it
learn from each other
compete with each other
kep their work secret
16
Scientists can.....
make observations & do research
record data
do experiments
all of the above
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What is the difference between the people who like cats and goldfish?
8
2
5
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