Which is a testable question?

What causes plants to grow taller?

What are you doing if you are making charts?

organizing and recording observations

Which of the following is an observation?

This guitar has five strings on it

What is true of all INVESTIGATIONS?

they are based on observations and evidence

Why should scientists repeat an experiment?

to see if they get the same results

Why should scientists take good notes?

so others can check their results

What is the main goal of scientists?

answer questions about the world

Which is the most important thing to make sure of in an investigation

that your explanation is based on evidence

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1
Which is an inference?
The soda has bubbles in it
The soda is sweet
The soda is brown
The soda is 2 liters
2
What must be true for scientific results to be valid?
support the ideas of other scientists
match the predictions of the scientist
based on evidence
drawn in a graph
3
Which is a testable question?
What animal makes a good friend?
What causes plants to grow taller?
What is the best color pen?
What is the best candy?
4
What are you doing if you are making charts?
controlling variables
organizing and recording observations
drawing conclusions
interpreting data
5
Which of the following is an observation?
Guitars make loud music
Guitars can be big or small
This guitar has five strings on it
Guitar is a difficult instrument to learn
6
What is true of all INVESTIGATIONS?
they have a hypothesis and control
they are based on observations and evidence
they are only correct if the teacher likes the results
they follow the scientific method
7
Why should scientists repeat an experiment?
to check that you did it right
to see if they get the same results
to compare your predictions with your hypothesis
to change it
8
Why should scientists take good notes?
so other scientists like their work
So scientists can criticize their work
so others can check their results
9
What should you do if you have a question?
analyze evidence
draw a conclusion
communicate results
plan an experiment
10
What needs to be in an experiment
a question and an answer
a hypothesis and control
an observation and a prediction
a list of materials and procedure
11
What is the main goal of scientists?
follow the scientific method
express ones opinion
answer questions about the world
become famous
12
What skill is a scientist using when they listen?
interpreting data
making observations
making a hypothesis
drawing conclusions
13
Which is the most important thing to make sure of in an investigation
that your explanation is based on evidence
that your results match your prediction
that your results get published
that your results have words and numbers
14
Ms. Myhre wants to know the favorite color of all her students, what should she do?
form an opinion
collect data
draw a conclusion
make a prediction

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