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15 Cards in this Set
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What are the 4 basic steps to the scientific method?
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observation
hypothesis test conclusion |
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What is a controlled experiment?
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An experiment that changes only one variable.
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What is a control?
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A test that is carried out with no variables, so that you can observe whether your manipulated variable does indeed cause a change.
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Name 3 things you should do before you begin an experiment?
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gather information
make predictions brainstorm with others |
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What is the basic unit of length in the metric system?
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The metre
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What is a graph?
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A visual way to express data.
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What is the purpose of a graph?
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To help you see patterns and relationships among the data.
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observing
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watching or examining carefully by using your five senses
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classifying
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grouping together objects or living things according to the ways they are alike
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estimating
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roughly determining the measurement or nature of something
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measuring
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giving exact information about characteristics such as height, length, weight, or temperature
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predicting
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using ovservations made in the past to describe what you think might happen
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making inferences
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stating an explanation that results from an observation
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stating a hypothesis
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giving a possible explanation of how something happens in nature
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doing experiments
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planning and carrying out a series of activities that help solve a problem or find an answer to a question
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