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100
encyclopedias, books, magazines, and the internet
What are reference materials?
100
name the first two steps in the scientific method
What is ask a question and gather information?
100
something I change
What is independent variable?
100
when two scientists get different results from an experiment, they will need to do this
What is go over the procedures to see why they results are different?
100
the leaves have fallen off the tree, make an inference
What is fall or the tree is dying?
200
the process of asking questions and searching for answers
What is inquiry?
200
true or false Scientists can learn from other scientists.
What is true?
200
true or false You should only run an experiment one time.
What is false?
200
a conclusion based on facts
What is inference?
200
might happen when a procedure is not clearly written
What is tests might be performed differently or provide different results?
300
a careful way of looking at something
What is investigation?
300
used to measure volume
What is a graduated cylinder?
300
a model of an airplane is an example of one
What is three dimensional model?
300
the results gathered in an investigation
What is data?
300
because scientists want to share their conclusions with others scientists
What is keep records in order?
400
a device that helps you see objects in the sky
What is a telescope?
400
gained from observations and experiments
What is evidence?
400
name two methods a scientist might use to investigate a question or problem
What is do an experiment, build a model, or do a survey?
400
a set of step by step instructions or plan for the experiment
What is procedure?
400
help scientists draw conclusions
What is data or facts gained from experiments or observations (evidence)?
500
a device that uses several lenses to make small objects appear larger, so you can see the detail
What is a microscope?
500
sometimes it is true and sometimes it is false, but it never changes
What is a hypothesis?
500
predicts the outcome (answer) of an experiment
What is hypothesis?
500
name one way to record data
What is bar graph or a line graph?
500
name 3 of the 6 steps you would use to find out how fast different liquids freeze
What is use reference materials, perform an experiment, gather samples of liquids, collect tools, find a source for freezing, check the temperature?
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