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