Teas Test: Scientific Reasoning

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Conducting scientific investigations

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Establish sound procedures and identify potential problems before they actually occur

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Quantitative

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A numerical understanding

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Hypothesis

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Explanation formulated to answer the questions being investigated

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Three steps to formulating a hypothesis

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1. Identify the problem
2. Ask questions
3. Formulate a hypothesis

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6 steps to the scientific method

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1. Problem identification
2. Question asking
3. Hypothesis development
4. Data collection/experimentation
5. Analysis
6. Conclusion

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Data collection

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Collect data through scientific processes to test the hypothesis or predictions in a controlled environment

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Data collection four steps

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1. Observation
2. Measurement
3. Samples
4. Organizations

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Experimentation

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Involves comparing a control group and a n experimental group. Two groups both equally represent the population. The experimental group is different from the control group by one variable,

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Analysis

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Whether or not it supports the hypothesis

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Conclusion

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Consistent with the hypothesis

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Deductive reasoning

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A method whereby conclusions follow from general principles

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Inductive Reasoning

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Is a method of arriving at general principles from specific facts,