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(Science SOL 5.1)(Science SOL 5.1)

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Question 1Question 1

The procedure scientists use to help them explain why things happen is called…?

The Scientific Method

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Question 2Question 2

This is what you’re trying to find out. It’s always written in the form of a question.

The problem

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Question 3Question 3

What are the 2 different types of observations known as?

Quantitative and Qualitative

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Question 4Question 4

This is a conclusion that is made after making observations.

An inference

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Question 5Question 5

This is an educated prediction about what will happen in your experiment.

hypothesis

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Question 6Question 6

These are what you do NOT change in the experiment.

Controlled variables (constants)

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Question 7Question 7

What is the difference between qualitative observations and quantitative observations?

Qualitative= qualities (use senses)

Quantitative= quantities (use #s)

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Question 8Question 8

These are what you DO change in the experiment.

Manipulated (independent) variables

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Question 9Question 9

Analyze data and summarize findings during this stage of the scientific method.

The Conclusion

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Question Question 1010

These change in response to the manipulated variable.

Responding (dependent) variablesEx. If more water is added, the height of the plant will change.

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Question Question 1111

True or False? Always repeat your experiment.

True…to rule out any errors!

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Question Question 1212

True or False? Inferences can be “off the wall.” (crazy)

False…they must make sense based on your observations.

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Question Question 1313

True or False? “The plant is long” would be considered a quantitative observation.

False…There are no numbers present. You can see it is long by using your sight.

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Question Question 1414

True or False? Variables in an experiment always change.

False…controlled (constants) always remain the same from trial to trial in an experiment.

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Question Question 1515

True or False? There are 8 steps in the scientific method that we’re learning.

True…Between the problem and the conclusion are six more steps which total 8 altogether!

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Question Question 1616

“The juice is sour” is qualitative or quantitative?

Qualitative (use your senses)

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Question Question 1717

If you throw different airplanes with the same force but they travel different distances, what is the responding (dependent) variable?

The distance they travel (depends on what was changed on the plane)

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Question Question 1818

True or False? You organize your data in a chart or graph before you design your experiment.

False! You can’t organize data before you’ve done the experiment!

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Question Question 1919

What are examples of human errors in scientific experiments?

Miscounting or inaccurate measurements.

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Question Question 2020

If you’re looking at a picture of a child playing in sand, which would be the observation… the child is smiling or the child is at the beach?

The child is smiling. How do you know they’re at the beach? That would be an inference. They could be in a sandbox.

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