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Scientific Investi

Scientific Investigations

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What is a Hypothesis? A hypothesis is a "tentative explanation" for what we observe
What are the steps in Scientific Investigations? The steps of the scientific method are to: Ask a Question Do Background Research Construct a Hypothesis Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion Communicate Your Results
What is the definition of scientific investigation? Scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.
What is the 1st step in scientific investigations? State the Question/Problem to be answered.
What is the 2nd step in scientific investigations? determine a possible answer.
What is the 3rd step in scientific investigations? Experiment
What is the 4th step in scientific investigations? Record the data.
What is the 5th step in scientific investigations? Analyze the data.
What is the 6th step in scientific investigations? Conclude.
What do you do if you make a mistake in your experiment? Run more tests.
What are some errors that may occur in your experiment? Accidentally recording data wrong.
What is an independent variable? It can be changed.
What is a dependent variable? the one that depends on the independent variable.
What's the control group? The original, the one you don't experiment on.
What is a type of lab? Quantitative
What is a quantitative lab? -Amount/Meaning -Recording Data Overtime -Graphing.
What is another type of lab? Qualitative
What is a qualitative lab? Making a prediction based on simply observing.
why do u have to make a hypothesis? it's a place to start and you need to support it or disprove it.
How many steps are in the scientific investigation? six(6)
Are there circumstances in which the Scientific Method is not applicable? Yes
What is an organized way of figuring out something? Scientific Method
Who came up with Scientific Method? No one person can be credited as the inventor of the scientific method.
What does a theory offer? A general explanation of how facts relate.
What do observations lead to? A set of facts.
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