Scientific Thinking
When our brain gets "tricked" into thinking a certain way, without realizing it, it results in this kind of bias.
cognitive bias
When most experts agree based on strong evidence
scientific consensus
"If I place a plant cutting in water, then its life will be extended" is an example of what which step in the Scientific Method?
hypothesis
The study of life is known as
Biology!!!
What is the point of reproduction?
to produce offspring
Watching things that already happened to learn from them is what kind of science?
observational science
Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace claims back
SIFT method
Cutting in water, Cutting in soil, Cutting in empty container
Cutting in empty container
If a "thing" exhibits most of the characteristics of life, but not all of the characteristics of life, is it alive?
NO
Why should you avoid touching some moths?
some moths are covered in poisonous spines
Willingness to admit you may be wrong
cognitive flexibility
Pausing when a science claim makes you feel a strong emotion is what step in SIFT?
Stop
"Placing a plant cutting in water prevented the plant from dying as quickly as the control" is an example of which step in the Scientific Method?
Conclusion
The act of taking a portion of an existing plant to create a new plant
Propagation
Circulatory, Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous are all examples of what?
Organ systems
Other experts check the work for quality
peer review
Checking who published a piece of scientific information and why is which step in SIFT?
Investigate the source
Daily notes and sketches of "Baby" the caterpillar are example of which step in the Scientific Method?
Data collection
An organized grouping of cells (not something that should be sneezed at)
Tissue
What is the larva of a moth or butterfly called?
Caterpillar
Something that can mess up a science experiment's results
confounding variable
Why doesn't one single study "settle" a scientific question?
It takes many studies over time to be sure
"What will Baby look like when it grows up?" is an example of which step in the Scientific Method?
Question
An organized grouping of living tissues
Organ
Every living thing is made up of at least one of these, which has a wall that separates it from the outside world and includes a nucleus somewhere near its center.
Cell