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9th grade S. Method
9th grade biology introduction unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the steps of the scientific method in order? | purpose, research, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion |
| what step compares the hypothesis to the results? | conculsion |
| what step predicts the outcome? | hypothesis |
| what step records what happened during experiment? | analysis |
| what step states the problem or what you want to learn? | purpose |
| in what step do you find out as much about your topic as possible? | research |
| what step develops a steps to test the hypothesis? | experiment |
| using your five senses to learn about an object or event is ----- | observing |
| what are factors in an experiment that remain the same for all test groups? | constant variables |
| what is the factor in an experiment that we change to test the hypothesis? | independent variable |
| what are the factors in an experiment that are measured and recorded to determine the conclusion? | dependent variable |
| what do we call a guess about the future? | prediction |
| what do we call an explanation (or guess explaining) of a past event? | inference |
| what do we call it when a scientist performing an experiment influences the results in order to portray a certain outcome? | bias |
| what are explanations of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations? | scientific theory |
| what describes a pattern or event in nature that is always true? | scientific law |
| is the following statement an inference or prediction? Amy saw her friend wearing a jacket and thought, "It must be cold outside." | inference |
| Sid saw all the kids wearing shorts. Sid made am ____________ | observation |
| when the weather man said it will rain tonight he made a/an ______ | prediction |
| when Sandy said, "I found that playing music for my plants did not make them grow any taller than plants without music." she stated a -------- | conclusion |
| what else do I need to be able to do for this test? | Identify the steps of the scientific method in a scenario. Identify independent, dependent and constant variables. Identify control groups. Identify and make predictions, observation and inferences. |
| What is a carefully regulated or tested experiment called? | controlled |
| When subjects are closely resembling the tested group they are called the _____________. | control group |
| The quality of something being assessed | qualitative |
| To put value to something | quantitative |
| The subjects receiving treatment in an experiment | experimental group |
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