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