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Scientific Method
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Scientists share thier findings to....
learn from each other
compete with each other
kep their work secret
so they don't have to repeat it
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Scientific evidence is:
how people feel about things
data that supports your findings
what people like
supported by popular votes
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What would happen if scientist didn't publish thier findings in journals?
They could get too famous
They would never be famous
Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.
People could steal thier work
4
How do experiments help scientist learn.
It only helps if they get thier hypothesis right.
It helps them become famous
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
It helps them answer questions about the world
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Which goes first in a scientific experiment?
hypothesis
conclusion
data, tables and charts
question or problem
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Interpretting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
softball
soccer
other
basketball
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Which of the following is
always
an important part of an experiment?
making drawings of things observed
observing things in nature
making a working model
identifying and cotrolling variables
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When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
making observations
forming conclusions
performing experiments
stating a hypothesis
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A control group is used
as a conclusion
as data
to compare a variable to
for multiple trials
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When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
a hypothesis
a conclusion
an experiment
an observatoin
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A controled experiment...
Ussually only includes one trial
does not add any variables to the tests
tests multiple variables
only tests one variable
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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.
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The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
create a hypothesis
create a testable question
create a conclusion
gather evidence
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Which would you do first in a scientific investigation?
draw conclusions
organize data
write a hypothesis
form a queston or probem