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9th Grade Scientific Method Review
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What is the 3rd step in the scientific Method?
Experiment
Hypothesis
Background Research
Question
2
What is a qualitative observation example
All students are issued chromebooks
there are at least 3 people with black hair in this class
there are over 25 students in the class
The average score on quiz 4 was 70%
3
Science is a body of evidence-based knowledge gained through observation and
Experimentation
Studying
Science!
Guesses
4
A placebo medication (in an experiment) is used to make sure...
it taste delicious
the medication doesnt work
people get sick
the medication works
5
(Lab Safety) Never taste or inhale
Food
Random things
Drinks
Chemicals
6
In order to get a passing score on the lab, you must complete all the
only the conclusion
sun items
star items
at least one graph
7
Why do experiments have controlled groups anyhow?
To change the manipulated variable
To have more trials
to make sure there is some bias
To have data to compare to
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Which variable is always constant, always the same throughout the experiment?
Manipulated
Responding
Dependent
Controlled
9
What is the 4th step in the scientific process?
Background Research
Experimentation
Hypothesis
Analysis
10
Sally thinks that all lawyers are smart, educated, and all want money. Type of observation?
Inference
Supportive
Informative
Deduction
11
Which is a characteristic of being objective?
Unemotional
Prejudice
Biased
Influece
12
What is an example of a subjective observation?
Cats typically live to age 15
Dogs and cats are natural enemies
Cats hunts at dusk and dawn
Dogs are descendants of wolves
13
All of these influence experiments, making them biased, EXCEPT
Religion
Race
Data
Gender
14
(Lab) How many weakness/errors/uncertainties should you include in your conclusion section?
1
2
0
3
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Which variable always stays the same?
Observational
Controlled
Responding
Manipulated
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What can science NOT answer?
The age of the universe
How cancer gets started
Where bigfoots are hiding
Questions about the natural world
17
What are the 3 parts needed to write a hypothesis?
Who, What, When
paper, pencil, and an idea
Manipulated, Responding, Controlled Variable
If, Then, Because
18
When handling chemicals always wear
Shoes
Pants
Safety Goggles
A smile
19
Science has no beginning or end, this is because science is a
lot of work
way to understand the natural world
process
paradox
20
Which data set is more precise when measuring a cat with a true length of 27cm
23.0cm, 27.3cm. 29.0cm, 26.9cm
24.5cm, 24.8cm, 25.0cm 24.1cm
21
(Lab Safety) If you see something wrong
Fix it as fast and discrete as possible
Say something to the teacher
Cover it up
Tell your lab partners to avoid it
22
Science can prove anything, solve any problem or answer any question.
True
False
23
My phone battery dies after 15 min, I looked up solutions on the internet, whats the next step?
Problem
Hypothesis
Experimentation
Background Research
24
(Lab) How should you begin & end the conclusion section? (Hint: Look @ rubric)
Analysis
Background Research
A hypothesis/question
A question
25
A quantitative observations have...
No Numbers
Good Information
No value
Numbers
26
What is a scientific theory?
An explanation of the why of a natural event
A guess about something
A prediction of whats going to happen
A description of the how of a natural event
27
Does this picture show high accuracy, precision, or neither?
Neither
Accuracy
Precision
Both Accuracy & Precision
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The Scientific Method/Process has how many steps?
7
9
5
6
