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SOL 5.1 Holzshu
SOL 5.1 Scientific Method
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science uses both | logic and innovation. |
| Science is a complex | social endeavor. |
| Scientific knowledge represents the current | consensus among scientists. |
| A classification key | is an important tool used to help identify objects and organisms. |
| A hypothesis | is an educated guess/prediction about what will happen based on what you already know. |
| An independent variable | is the factor in an experiment that is altered by the experimenter. |
| Scientists develop their ideas based on | evidence. |
| A dependent variable | is the factor in an experiment that changes as a result of the manipulation of the independent variable. |
| The constants | in an experiment are those things that are purposefully kept the same throughout the experiment. |
| When conducting experiments, | data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and communicated using proper graphical representations and metric measurements. |
| Bar graphs and line graphs | are useful tools for reporting discrete data and continuous data, respectively. |
| A scientific prediction | is a forecast about what may happen in some future situation. |
| Estimation is a useful tool | for making approximate measures and giving general descriptions. |
| An inference | is a tentative explanation based on background knowledge and available data. |
| A conclusion | is a summary statement based on the results of an investigation. Scientific conclusions are based on verifiable observations (science is empirical). |
| Celsius | A unit of metric measurement for temperature. |
| Meter | A unit of metric measurement for length. |
| Liter | A unit of metric measurement for volume. |
| Yard | A unit of customary measurement for length. |
| Fahrenheit | A unit of customary measurement for temperature. |
| Ounces | A unit of customary measurement for volume. |
| Adding paperclips to a paper airplane. | Example of manipulating the indepednent variable. |
| Throwing the plane with the same power. | Example of a constant. |
| Distance of the paper plane's flight. | Example of a dependent variable. |
| scientists try to | remain objective and engage in peer review to help avoid bias. |
| Bias | Not reporting accurate results because you "hope" an experiment will turn out a certain way. |
| King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk | A way to remember the Metric Units. |
| Identify the Problem | The first step in the scientific method. |
| Form a Hypothesis | The step after identifying a problem. |
| Create & perform an Experiment | The step after forming a hypothesis. |
| Collect Data | The step after (or during) performing an experiment. |
| Analyze the Data | The step after collecting data. |
| Communicate the Results | The step after analyzing data. |
| Kilo | Prefix for 1000 |
| Hecto | Prefix for 100 |
| Deka | Prefix for 10 |
| Deci | Prefix for 1/10 |
| Kilo | Prefix for 1000 |
| Hecto | Prefix for 100 |
| Deka | Prefix for 10 |
| Deci | Prefix for 1/10 |
| Centi | Prefix for 1/100 |
| Mili | Prefix for 1/1000 |
| Null Hypothesis | The opposite of a given hypothesis, using the "NOT" statement. |
| IV in "A boy will study harder and do better on tests." | study harder |
| DV in "A boy will study harder and do better on tets." | Doing better on the test |
| Constant in "A boy will study harder and do better on tests." | Test & Boy |
| IV in "You will make more shots if you practice longer." | Practice longer |
| DV in "You will make more shots if you practice longer." | Make more shots |
| Constants in "You will make more shots if you practice longer." | You & Shots |
| If you add more slides | I will kill you |
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