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Concept 1- Scientific Method
Concept 1- Scientific Method
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What variable changes in response to the independent variable?
Dependent Variable?
Independent Variable
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Make an observation about this picture
Donkey has 4 legs
Shrek is surprised
Shrek has green skin
Donkey is surprised
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What is the main goal of a scientific investigation?
To confirm an opinion
To answer a question
To prove a point
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An Observation is the process of what?
Describing something using your 5 senses.
A factor that does not change throughout an experiment.
When you measure height, or distance between objects
An opinion
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What are two important factors to record BEFORE testing your hypothesis in an Experiment?
Results and Analysis
Materials and Procedures
Conclusion and analysis
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When designing experimental procedures you must ALWAYS consider…
Repeated Trials: Eliminates errors, ensures data is precise.
Uncontrolled Group: used to measure chaos and random chance.
Constants: the aspects of an experiment that stay the same
Control Group: used to compare with your experimental groups.
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What is Science based on?
Experimentation
Opinions
Laws
Facts
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What axis on a graph do the Variables belong?
Independent: Y axis, Dependent: X axis.
Independent: X axis, Dependent: Y axis.
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What is a Hypothesis?
A guess
A theory
An opinion
A testable prediction based on observations
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What is an inference?
When you gather information using your five senses
An educated guess based on your observations
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Make a Qualitative Observation using this picture:
Donkey has 2 ears
Shrek is green
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True or False: Precise and Accurate mean the same thing?
True
False
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How can you draw conclusions and communicate them?
Never admitting that you made a mistake.
State the real world application of the experiment.
Identify whether the hypothesis was supported or rejected by the experiment
Ignoring results that do not support your hypothesis
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Which is NOT a step in the Scientific Method?
Watch a TikTok
Draw conclusions and communicate them
Test your hypothesis in an experiment
Analyze Data
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What variable
the experimenter will deliberately change or manipulate in the investigation?
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
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Make a Quantitative Observation using this picture:
Donkey has 2 ears
Shrek is green
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Which is NOT a step in the Scientific Method?
Conduct background research
Ask a question
Construct a hypothesis
Looking at memes
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What should you NOT do in the part analysis step of using the Scientific Method?
Only make statements about what the data shows.
Include any errors you made
state in analysis whether your hypothesis was “right” or “wrong”
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How could you record data from the results of an experiment in an organized way?
Using a data table and making a graph.
By remembering what you saw and not writing it down.
Writing it on a crumpled piece of paper.
