| Question | Answer |
| What are the steps of the Scientific Method? | make observations, ask a question, form a Hypothesis, test your Hypothesis, ask questions |
| What causes Malaria? | parasite that infects red blood cells |
| What is a Parasite? | an organism that lives in or on a host |
| What is the Scientific Method? | is a process that scientists use to investigate and answer questions |
| Why is it important that others can repeat a scientific procedure? | so it can be checked |
| How do you form a hypothesis? | 1 ask "why" questions
2 look for connections
3 suggest possible explanations for these connections |
| What is a Ribosomes? | "factories" within cells that make proteins |
| What is stage 1 of the Malaria Parasite Cycle? | a infected mosquito bites a healthy person |
| What is stage 2 of the Malaria Parasite Cycle? | the parasite travels to the liver and make more parasites |
| What is stage 3 of the Malaria Parasite Cycle? | the parasites now infect the red blood cells, make more parasites, and the disease spreads throughout the body |
| What is stage 4 of the Malaria Parasite Cycle? | an uninfected mosquito bites the infected human and becomes infected |
| What is stage 5 of the Malaria Parasite Cycle? | that mosquito can now spread the disease to other people |
| What is Evidence? | date that scientists collect in different ways |
| How do you test a Hypothesis? | think about the different kind of date that could be used to test the hypothesis. |
| How do you analyze data? | 1 organize the data
2look for patterns that show connections |
| What do pores do? | separate pieces of the gene based on how big they are. |
| What is gel used for? | to make the gene form bands on the gel |
| How do you draw a conclusion? | decide if the data clearly support the hypothesis or not and share with others |
| Is disproving a hypothesis as good as proving one? Why or Why Not? | yes because you can get more questions |
| Observe | wacth sumthing |
| Form a Hypothesis | make a statement that can be tested to answer a question |
| Communicate | share information with others |
| Classify | place things with similar properties into groups |
| Use numbers | order, count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide to explain data |
| Make a Model | make something to represent an object or event |
| Use Variables | identify thing that can control or change the outcome of an experiment |
| Interpret Data | use information that has been gathered to answer question or solve a problem |
| Measure | find the size, distance, time, volume, area, mass, weight, or temperature of an object or event |
| Predict | state possible results of an event or experiment |
| Infer | form an idea or opinion from facts or observations |
| Experiment | perform a test to support or disprove a hypothesis |
| What should you do if you spill while doing an experiment? | |
| What should you wear if working with anything messy or that might spill? | clean up a spill right away |
| When should you wash your hands? | wash your hands before and after an activity |
| When should you wear saftey goggles? | when your doing sum thing that can hert you |
| What do you need to keep away from open flames? | your hair and your clothes |
| What should you never do during an experiment? | you should never eat or drink during an experiment |
