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Scientific Method
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When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
making observations
stating hypotheses
forming conclusions
performing experiments
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Scientists share their findings to....
so they don't have to repeat it
compete with each other
learn from each other
keep their work secret
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When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
a conclusion
an experiment
an observation
a hypothesis
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Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment?
making drawings of things observed
identifying and controlling variables
making a working model
observing things in nature
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Only scientists
make observations
record data
research
perform experiments
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Which would you do first in a scientific investigation?
draw conclusions
form a question or problem
organize data
write a hypothesis
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A variable can be controlled when:
You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.
When all your test groups are the same.
When none of your test groups are the same.
When you make constant chages to the groups.
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What is first step in a scientific experiment?
question or problem
conclusion
data, tables and charts
hypothesis
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A control group is used
for multiple trials
as data
as a conclusion
to compare a variable to
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A controlled experiment...
does not add any variables to the tests
Usually only includes one trial
only tests one variable
tests multiple variables
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What is the difference between the people who like cats and goldfish?
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4
5
2
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Scientific evidence is:
how people feel about things
what people like
supported by popular votes
data that supports your findings
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What would happen if scientists didn't publish their findings in journals?
Other scientists would not benefit from their work.
They could get too famous
People could steal thier work
They would never be famous
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When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
making observations
performing experiments
stating a hypothesis
forming conclusions
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Interpretting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
soccer
basketball
other
softball
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Data that is descriptive and observed is qualitative:
True
False
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Data that is measured using numbers:
quantitative
qualitative
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How do experiments help scientist learn?
It helps them answer questions about the world
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
It only helps if they get thier hypothesis right.
It helps them become famous
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What variable changes based on the independent variable?
dependent
independent
control
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The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
create a conclusion
create a testable question
gather evidence
create a hypothesis
