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Scientific Method
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For an observation you can collect information using...
smell and taste
touch and sight
smell, touch, sound, taste, AND sight.
sound, smell, and taste
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How do experiments help scientist learn.
It only helps if they get their hypothesis right.
It helps them answer questions about the world
It helps them become famous
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
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Scientific evidence is:
data that supports your findings
supported by popular votes
what people like
how people feel about things
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A variable can be controlled when:
When you always make changes to the groups.
When none of your test groups are the same.
You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.
When all your test groups are the same.
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In the scientific method: Which would you do AFTER coming up with your hypothesis?
analyze data
gather data
take a nap
design an experiment
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What can you conclude from this graph?
Dogs are the most popular pet
Nobody likes rabbits
Dogs aren't as popular as goldfish
Hamsters are more popular than rabbits
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What is the LAST step in the scientific method?
analyzing data with tables and charts
identifying a question or problem
designing and performing an experiment
communicating your findings or making a new hypothesis
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When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
an experiment
a conclusion
a hypothesis
an observatoin
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A controled experiment...
tests multiple variables
only tests one variable
usually only includes one group
does not add any variables to the tests
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When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
forming conclusions
analyzing data
stating a hypothesis
making observations
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Interpretting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
basketball
other
softball
soccer
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What can you conclude about this graph?
The COVID cases in Europe are decreasing
The most cases of COVID are in U.S.
COVID cases started increasing in the U.S. before any other country
COVID cases in Japan have a steady increase
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What would happen if scientist didn't publish their findings in journals?
Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.
They would never be famous
They could get too famous
People could steal thier work
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The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
create a hypothesis
make an observation/identify a problem
write a conclusion
perform an experiement/gather evidence
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Scientists share thier findings to....
learn from each other
kep their work secret
compete with each other
so they don't have to repeat it
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An inference is...
a possible explanation of something you observe
an observation
a conclusion of your experiement
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A control group is used
as a conclusion
to compare a variable to
as the group you're making changes to
to waste time
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Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment?
making drawings of things observed
identifying and cotrolling variables
observing things in nature
making a working model
