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