Important Terms 1
is the information that a scientist gathers during an experiment, which is often in numeric form.
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Where does the word “science” come from?
The word science comes from the Latin verb “scire”, meaning “to know”. Pg 31
What is meant by “The Habit of Skepticism” as a Scientific Habit of Mind?
Means that they don’t believe everything they are told. Pg 36
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What did Alexander Fleming discover?
Penicillin
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is a testable explanation for an observation, is more than a guess and makes logical sense and follow from what you already know about the situation.
Hypothesis
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is the factor of interest. To test for one , ------ scientists usually study two groups or situations at a time. The ------ being studied is the only difference between the groups.
Variable
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What is meant by “Imagination and Creativity” as Scientific Habit of Mind?
The ability to see patterns where others do not or imagine things that others cannot.
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What part of the scientific method would include noticing something unusual?
Observation
reliable associations between two or more events.
Correlation
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The group that receives the experimental treatment.
Experimental group
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What is meant by “Intellectual Integrity” as a Scientific Habit of Mind?
A good scientist is willing to recognize that the new results may be accurate, even though that means admitting that his or her hypothesis might be wrong.
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Why did the Students from Keene High School ensure that the conditions in both aquariums were identical?
A key to the success of an experiment is changing only one variable and having a control group. If not identical, The students would not know if the phosphate or the higher temperature killed the mussels.
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is a procedure designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions.
Experiment
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a logical statement about what will happen if the hypothesis is correct.
Prediction
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What is meant by “Openness of Mind” as a Scientific Habit of Mind?
Good scientists keep an open mind about how the world works.
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What are Bar Graphs used for in science?
Bar graphs are useful for comparing the data for several things in one graph.
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is a piece of information we gather using our senses, our sight, hearing, smell, and touch.
Observation
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consists of a series of steps that scientists worldwide
used to identify and answer questions.
Experimental Method
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What is Jane Goodall most well known for?
She studied a chimpanzee troop in Africa so closely that she came to know the personalities and behavior of each member of the troop and greatly contributed to our knowledge of that species.
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What are the components of the scientific method?
Observation, Hypothesis, Prediction, Experiment, Variable, Experimental Group, Control Group, Data, and Share Findings.
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