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The Scientific Method
The Scientific Method
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A science game to review the components of the scientific method
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A good way to organize and record your results and observations is
using a calculator
by having a hypothesis before you begin an experiment
in a data table
with a balance or spring scale
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What is the scientific method?
deciding the results of your experiment
steps scientists use to answer questions from observations
organizing data and try to understand it
predictions/guesses to a question
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To test a hypothesis you
organize data and try to understand it from the experiment
predict/guess the question
design an experiment to show a prediction
decide on the results of the experiment
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What does drawing conclusions mean?
deciding whether your results support the hypothesis
purpose based on observations made
organizing data and trying to understand it
guessing the question
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What skill is listening to the sounds that whales make?
drawing conclusions
making observations
developing hypotheses
interpreting data
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Forming a hypothesis involves
a purpose based on an observation made
steps scientists use to answer a question
designing an experiment around a prediction
making a prediction/guess about a question
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Why don't patients know what pill they are taking during a study?
To prevent errors when collecting data
It prevents bias when collecting data
To keep patients from dropping out of the study
It keeps them from getting angry
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What tool can you use to display data from an experiment?
a balance
a spring scale
a computer
microscope
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One way to reduce bias in an experiment would be to
make sure that the results come out the way you want them
use descriptive phrases as your data
take numerical measurements of your results
ask only girls about a topic
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A chart showing the amount of rain each month in a region is an example of a scientist's
inferences
variables
conclusions
data
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What is the manipulated variable in an experiment about different sized parachutes?
height
the time it takes for the parachute to drop
what is attached to the parachute
the size of the parachutes
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To analyze the results you
make steps to answer questions from observations
make predictions
make observations
organize data and try to understand it
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Which one is an observation?
Ms. Nguyen was working on a lab with her students.
The pen is hanging upside down in the magic bottle.
The principal gave an announcement.
The color red is better than the color green.
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How old is Mrs. Redden's dog?
She doesn't have a dog
It's a puppy
13 years old
She has a cat instead
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What is involved in asking a scientific question?
basing your purpose on observations made
deciding the results of an experiment
steps taken to answer a scientific question
designing an experiment
