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Science As Inquiry
Unit TestSc. Method
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what part of the scientific method do we find out as much about the topic as possible? | research |
| What part of the scientific method states the problem or what you want to learn? | purpose |
| What part of the scientific method develops a procedure to test the hypothesis? | experiment |
| What part of the scientific method records what happened during the experiment? | analysis |
| What part of the scientific method predicts the answer to the problem? | hypothesis |
| What part of the scientific method compares the hypothesis to the results? | conclusion |
| What is the correct order for the steps of the scientific method? | purpose, research, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion |
| What is it called when a scientist performing the research experiment influences the results in order the portray a certain outcome? | bias |
| What do we call an explanation of a past event? | inference |
| What do we call a guess about the future? | prediction |
| What are the factors in an experiment that are measured and recorded in the analysis and determine the conclusion? | dependent varible |
| What are the factors in an experiment that we change to test the hypothesis? | independent variable |
| What are the factors in an experiment that remain the same for all test groups? | constant variables |
| When we guess or draw a conclusion about an object or future event based on observations we are doing which of the following? | inferring and predicting |
| Using your 5 senses to learn about an object or event is _________. | observing |
| Mya saw a the wind blowing the trees very hard and said, "It is going to storm today." What is her statement? | preditcion |
| Sam saw the children kick the ball. What has he made? | observation |
| Sara sees her friend wear blue everyday and thinks blue is her favorite color. What has she made? | inference |
| What are explanations of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations? | scientific theory |
| review all practice pages on identify the steps of the scientific method, finding variables and controls | |
| What describes a pattern or event in nature that is always true? | Scientific law |
| What is the practical use of scientific knowledge? | technology |
| What is a measurement using numbers? | Quanitity |
| What is a measure using condition or characteristics? | Quality |
| What is describing an event or object to another? | commnuicating |
| What is the group used to compare with the test group? | control |