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How many variable can be changed in a
controlled experiment
at a time?
3
2
1
0
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Variables that are kept the same in an experiment are:
manipulated variables
controlled variables
responding variables
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What is the definition of
science
?
Thinking about big ideas
A way of learning about the natural world
A really fun subject that is taught in schools
Learning about outer space, matter, and the Earth
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Which question is testable?
Does white chocolate or dark chocolate taste better?
Why do objects fall to the ground?
Is pop music good?
How are you feeling today?
5
Which is NOT a characteristic of testable questions?
Answered using measurable evidence
About events in the natural world
Answered through investigations
Answers are nonmeasurable
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What are you doing when you use one or more of your senses to gather information?
Observing
Collecting Data
Making a Prediction
Experimenting
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What is a conclusion?
The start of an experiment
A summary of what was learned in an investigation
An answer to the question based on evidence
Predicting what will happen in an experiment
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What is the first step of the scientific method?
Analyze Surroundings
Gather Information
Ask a Question
Draw Conclusions
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What is a step-by-step list of instructions for an experiment?
Procedure
Observing
Hypothesis
Materials
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What is a responding variable?
What is being tested
The result you get
The thing that is changed on purpose
The things we keep the same
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Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations are:
materials
variables
procedures
data
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What two things need to be included in a hypothesis?
prediction & problem
claim & evidence
guess & solution
what & why
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What is the fourth step of the scientific method?
Get Evidence
Observe Environment
Conduct an Experiment
Make Hypothesis
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Which is
NOT
a type of variable?
controlled
manipulated
input
responding
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Which item is
NOT
one of the three things that need to be included in a conclusion?
materials used
answer to the question
how you know
was your hypothesis correct
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Testable questions are:
about scientific ideas
nonmeasurable
about supernatural events
about personal preference
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What is the final step of the scientific method?
Rename
Research
Respond
Retest
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The ongoing process of discovery in science is known as:
Scientific Inquiry
Procedure
Observing
Conclusion
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What kind of variable is changed on purpose?
manipulated
controlled
responding
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How many steps are there in the scientific method?
5
8
6
7
