Methods and process skills
Methods and process skills
Methods and process skills
Methods and process skills
Methods and process skills
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This is how we learn new things in science.
What is observing and collecting evidence?
100
We use our 5 senses to make these.
What are observations?
100
We use these to show what things look like when they are too far away or unsafe.
What are models?
100
A puddle disappears faster on hot days than on colder days because of this?
What is evaporation?
100
This is sometimes referred to as an educated guess, because you must do so background research and educate yourself prior to taking this step of the scientific method.
What is Form a Hypothesis?
200
These are based on observations and are factual.
What are results, evidence, or data?
200
Scientific knowledge comes from this.
What are observations and evidence?
200
You do this to make sure that your conclusions are accurate during an experiment that is done in two or more groups.
What is sharing results?
200
This is a well supported scientific explanation.
What is a scientific theory?
200
This step comes after making observations and recording and analyzing your data.
What is making a conclusion?
300
This has been proven through scientific investigation or experiment.
What are scientific theories?
300
Variables that remain the same in groups throughout an experiment are known as?
What are control variables?
300
The skills you would use while conducting a scientific investigation include: observation, predicting, inferring, counting, estimating, recording, and classifying. Together they are known as...
What are the process skills?
300
Jonah wants to do an experiment on the behavior of birds kept in a pet store. His control group would be
What are birds in the wild?
300
A single variable that is changed in the experiment group and not the control group is known as?
What is the independent variable? Also known as tested variable or experimental variable.
400
The variable that is measured during an experiment is know as?
What is the dependent variable? Also known as the measurable variable.
400
Information you might want from another scientist when conducting a similar experiment.
What is his/her data, result, and conclusion?
400
When you perform multiple trials of an experiment and get the same result most of the time.
What is consistency or reliability?
400
This is the reason for repeated trials.
What is to have consistent results?
400
Thinking like a scientist requires people to use what process skills?
What is observing, predicting, classifying, counting, estimating, inferring, and recording data?
500
When getting ready for a scientific investigation or experiment all scientist must start here.
What is ask a question?
500
In this step of the scientific method you collect background information that helps you formulate your hypothesis.
What is collect information.
500
Before you can draw a conclusion, you must take this step of the scientific method.
What is Record and Study Data
500
During this part of the scientific process, you conduct an experiment or investigation.
What is testing your hypothesis?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! You have small rubber ball, large rubber ball, a wooden, and a steel ball. What question could you ask that could be tested?
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