Scientific Methods
There is only one scientific method, and all scientists follow it in exactly the same way. True or False?
False?
Science is a way of learning more about the ________________________.
natural world?
The frog will jump into the water.
a. prediction
b. inference
c. observation
What is a prediction?
What do we call information we can verify with our 5 senses?
Empirical Evidence
Factors that can be changed in an experiment.
What are variables?
Usually scientific investigations begin with one of these.
question
It is impossible for science to be ______% certain.
100%?
The car is traveling at 5 km/h.
a. prediction
b. inference
c. observation
What is an observation?
This is a collection of beliefs or practices that are not based on the scientific method and cannot be tested.
The information you gather during an experiment that might be shown in a chart, graph, or table would be this.
What are data?
A prediction about the answer you expect to get from an experiment is called this.
hypothesis
This is why it is important for scientists to keep careful records of their experiments.
What is so that other scientists can repeat the experiment and collect more data?
The deer ran into the forest because it sensed danger.
a. prediction
b. inference
c. observation
What is an inference?
What is it called when a scientist thinks rationally and uses evidence?
Logic
The answer that you get at the end of your experiment based on the data you collected would be this. You draw a ________________
What is a conclusion?
These are used when you are making observations, you have 5 of them.
senses
What is an important final step after scientists have results from their experiment?
share those results with others
The clothes washed with Detergent A will be cleaner than those washed with Detergent B.
a. prediction
b. inference
c. observation
What is a prediction?
not accepting everything you hear/see
Skepticism
a guess or prediction
hypothesis
Something that can be changed or controlled to be the same during an experiment would be one of these.
variable
When something is too big, too complex, or too expensive to use for experimentation, scientists often make these.
a Model
The area smelled like smoke.
a. prediction
b. inference
c. observation
What is an observation?
treating facts without personal bias
objectivity
The group you leave alone or treat normally in an experiment so that you can see if the tested variables really make a difference would be this. NEVER CHANGES
Control