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What is scientific Inquiry?
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The process of answering a question or wonder through the scientific method
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True or False: There is more than one way to solve or answer a scientific problem.
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False |
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What graph would you make for the following experiment?: A scientist measures how much fruit an apple tree will produce over 10 months.
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Line graph
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What graph would you make for the following experiment? Mia wanted to graph the lengths of the longest rivers of the world. |
Bar graph
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Susan was doing an experiment to see if different brands ( Scotts, Miracle Gro, Green Valley organic) will make her daisy’s grow taller. She took different aged daisy plants and gave them different amounts of fertilizer, but they all got the same amount of sunlight. One of the plants was planted in the ground, and the other two were in pots. Explain why her results might have errors? Be as specific as possible.
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They should get equal amounts of fertilizer, The daisy plant should be the same age, They should all be planted in the same pot.
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A hypothesis must be ___________ by objective obeservation |
Testable |
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what kind of graph is this? |
Line |
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what kind of graph is this? |
Bar |
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what kind of obeservation is this: quanlitative or quantitative the plant grew 2 inches. |
Quantitative |
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Density= _______/volume |
mass |
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Is this a hypothesis If I froze water then it will become a solid. |
Yes it is |
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Is this a hypothesis If a red bird flew, then it would beat a blue bird because red birds are fast. |
No a hyopthesis can not have opinions. |
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Is this a hypothesis
A red car drove by so, then it is fast. |
No a hypothesis needs to have a if then statement |
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A hypothesis is a ________________ answer to your question |
Possible |
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Is this a correct data table |
No data tables need to have title |
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is this a correct data table |
No it has no trials |
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Is this a correct data table |
Yes |
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Testable questions can be answered by making ________________ observation |
unbiased |
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what graph would you use for this sentence a tree is checked on every month for its growth |
line |
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Scientist make ______________ |
observations |
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What format does a hypothesis need to be in. |
if then statement |
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independent vairable is what the scientist _____________ |
Changes |
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Dependent vairable is what the scientist _____________ |
measures |
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In a good controlled experiment you could say, "Two situations were identical until X occurred. Since X was the only _________ between the two, we know that the different outcome was caused by X" |
Difference |
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Date are facts and figures gathered through ________________ |
Obervations |
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_________________ Data is usually graphed to show trends |
Quantitative |
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Conclusins this is done ____________ analyzing/ interpreting all data |
after |
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It's okay to __________ your hypothesis many scientist do =] |
Reject |
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Why might it actually be positive to reject a hypothesis? |
when your hypothesis is completly wrong |
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What do scientsist communicate __________ and conclusions |
Ideas |
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How do scintest communicate |
scintest can communicate by internet or Publishing or meeting up |
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If it's not considered a fact, it has to be _________ tested |
Repeatedly |
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In a ramp experiment what is the controled group |
A flat surface |
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Theories or Laws are based on facts |
laws |
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Theories or Laws Have been Proven |
laws |
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Theories or Laws Are based on observations |
Theories |
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Theories or Laws Have evidence and results to support the proof. |
Laws |
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Theories or Laws are testable |
theories |
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how do you get a average |
add up all the numbers then divide them by how many there were |
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Qualitative or Quantitative the fresh water froze faster than the salt water |
Qualitative |
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Qualitative or Quantitative Combining the two liquids produced no visible reaction |
Qualitative |
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Qualitative or Quantitative Plants exposed to music for 30 minutes per day grew an average of 10 centimeters taller than those with no music |
Quantutative |
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Qualitative or Quantitative Sixty-four percent of the students in the class recycle at home |
quantitative |
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Qualitative or Quantitative The food in plastic grew less mold on it than the food in the waxed paper |
Qualitative |
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Qualitative or Quantitative The weighted paper airplane flew 10% farther than the unweighted paper airplane. |
Quantitative |
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Qualitative or Quantitative The large ball rolled 4 meters farther than the small ball. |
Quantitative |
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Qualitative or Quantitative After the chemicals were added, the liquid fizzed and bubbled |
Qualitative |
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Qualitative or Quantitative Increasing the time of activity increased students' heart rate by an average of 80 beats per minute. |
Quantitative |
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Is this a good Hypothesis If I set up three ramps at 60cm 70cm and 80cm, then the car will go fastest down the 80cm ramp. |
Yes |
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Is this a good Hypothesis If a car has three wheels, then it will go faster then a car with four wheels. |
Yes |