When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
forming conclusions
stating hypotheses
performing experiments
making observations
Scientific evidence is:
data that supports your findings
how people feel about things
supported by popular votes
what people like
A variable can be controlled when:
When none of your test groups are the same.
When you make constant chages to the groups.
You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.
When all your test groups are the same.
The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
create a hypothesis
gather evidence
create a testable question
create a conclusion
Scientists share thier findings to....
so they don't have to repeat it
compete with each other
kep their work secret
learn from each other
Interpretting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
basketball
softball
soccer
other
Which would you do first in a scientific investigation?
draw conclusions
write a hypothesis
organize data
form a queston or probem
When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
making observations
stating a hypothesis
forming conclusions
performing experiments
A controlled experiment...
tests multiple variables
Ussually only includes one trial
only tests one variable
does not add any variables to the tests
A control group is used
as a conclusion
for multiple trials
as data
to compare a variable to
What is the difference between the people who like cats and goldfish?
4
5
8
2
Which goes first in a scientific experiment?
conclusion
data, tables and charts
hypothesis
question or problem
When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
an observation
an experiment
a hypothesis
a conclusion
Which of the follwoing is always an important part of an experiment?
observing things in nature
making a working model
identifying and cotrolling variables
making drawings of things observed
What would happen if scientist didn't publish thier findings in journals?
Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.
They could get too famous
They would never be famous
People could steal thier work
How do experiments help scientist learn.
It helps them answer questions about the world
It helps them become famous
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
It only helps if they get thier hypothesis right.
