Variables / Experiments
Scientific/ Standard Notation
SI and Lab Tools
Scientific Inquiry, law/theory
Models, Repetition/ Replication, Pseudosci.
100
The factor in the experiment that stays the same is called the ____.

A. variable
B. constant
C. control group
What is
B. constant?
100
The method of writing or displaying very small or very large numbers (with a lot of digits) is called ___.
What is
scientific notation?
100
This science tool is used to hold, pour, heat, and measure liquids.

A. glassware
B. thermometers
C. calculators
D. balances
What is
A. glassware?
100
Which of the following is the first step of the scientific inquiry process?

A. draw conclusions
B. communicate results
C. ask questions
D. test hypothesis
What is
C. ask questions
100
Making multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation is called ___.

A. replication
B. repetition
C. scientific model
D. pseudoscience
What is B. repetition?
200
The variable in the experiment that is changed by the investigator is called the ___, while the ___ is the factor that you measure in an experiment.

A. dependent variable; independent variable
B. constant; variable
C. independent variable; dependent variable
D. variable; constant
What is
C. independent variable; dependent variable?
200
Determine whether the following numbers are written in standard notation or scientific notation.

A. 3.02 x 10-10
B. 451,000,000,000,000
C. 9 x 102
What is
A. scientific notation
B. standard notation
C. scientific notation
200
The internationally accepted system of measurement is called ___.
What is
the International System of Units (SI).
200
During this part of the scientific inquiry process, the scientist conducts their experiment.

A. hypothesize and predict
B. test hypothesis
C. draw conclusions
D. ask questions
What is B. test hypothesis
200
DAILY DOUBLE

Make your wager. Then, answer the following question.
What is the difference between repetition and replication?
300
Name the dependent variable in the following scenario:

Mrs. Fassett wants to see whether students' test scores are higher with more study time at home. One group of students studied for 10 minutes each night, another group studied for 20 minutes each night. One group did not study at all.
What is
the students' test scores?
300
Write 1.03 x 105 in standard notation.
What is
103,000?
300
These tools are used in the lab to measure the mass of an object.

A. balances
B. glassware
C. thermometers
D. computers
What is
A. balances?
300
the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations is called __. (vocabulary term)
What is
science?
300
A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method is called ___.
What is pseudoscience?
400
Name the control group in the following scenario:

Mrs. Fassett wants to see whether students' test scores are higher with more study time at home. One group of students studied for 10 minutes each night, another group studied for 20 minutes each night. One group did not study at all.
What is
"the group of students who did not study at all".
400
Write the following number in scientific notation:

0. 000 009 241
What is
9.241 x 10-6?
400
Which of the following are not part of the SI? (More than one answer applies.)

feet
meters
miles
grams
kelvin
fahrenheit
pounds
What is
feet, miles, fahrenheit, and pounds
400
Match each definition to the correct term.

scientific law scientific theory

1. an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from observations and investigations

2. a rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature
What is
1. scientific theory
2. scientific law
400
How can scientific models be helpful? What is an example of a limitation of scientific models?
answers may vary.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!

Choose your wager.
Then, answer the following question.
Given the following scenario, name some 1 constant, the control group, the experimental groups, the dependent variable, and the independent variables.

Mr. Morris would like to perform an experiment to see whether students would have a lower voice level at lunch if they sat in assigned groups. The first day, Mr. Morris let the students sit wherever they wanted. The second day, he required that the students sit by class, in any seat at the table. The third day, he required that the students sit by class next to a student of the opposite gender (boy/girl/boy/girl).
500
Write the following number in scientific notation:

1,190,030,000,000,000
What is
1.1903 x 1015?
500
1/100th of a meter would be called a _________.
What is
a centimeter?
500
Put the steps of scientific inquiry in order from first to last.

analyze results
draw conclusions
hypothesize and predict
ask questions
communicate results
test hypothesis
What is
ask questions
hypothesize and predict
test hypothesis
analyze results
draw conclusions
communicate results
500
Place the following examples into either the category SCIENCE or PSEUDOSCIENCE:

horoscopes (astrology)
astronomy
biology
wild claims with no evidence
theories and laws
magic
witchcraft
chemistry
What is

SCIENCE
astronomy, biology, theories and laws, chemistry

PSEUDOSCIENCE
horoscopes (astrology), wild claims with no evidence, magic, witchcraft
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