General Science
What does science study?
The natural world
What is the purpose of a peer review?
To check for accuracy and valid information/data.
Of the choices theory, law, and opinion, which CAN'T ever change?
Laws
What is a limitation?
Something that is impossible to do or restricted (possible, but not allowed to do).
What does it mean to refute an idea?
To prove it is incorrect
Who can be a scientist?
Anyone
When a scientist submits a report to be peer reviewed, who will be reviewing the paper?
Other scientists
Opinions
What are ethics?
Ideas of principles that help us to do right and wrong
What does it mean to revise someone's work?
To edit or change it.
What does a scientist need in order to prove or support their claim/idea?
Evidence
Which of the following would be the best place to find peer reviewed scientific information?
1) A newspaper
2) The 6 o'clock news
3) A scientific journal
4) Sports Illustrated magazine
A scientific journal
What is a hypothesis?
A prediction.
What is fraud?
Lying, deceiving others, misrepresenting the truth.
List the 3 limitations of science (100 points for each one you name correctly).
Science can't tell you whether God(s) and ghosts exist.
Science can't tell you if something is good or bad and beautiful or ugly
Science can't make decisions for you. Science can only give you information to help you make a decision.
In a controlled experiment, how many variables should you change at a time?
One
What would happen if scientific information was not peer reviewed?
Information would be full of errors.
What is an assumption?
Something that might be true, but doesn't have to be.
Define the term "citation"
A list of works or information from other scientists that you have borrowed and put into your report.
What kind of animal did scientists in Scotland clone in the year 1996?
A sheep
Your car won't start. You aren't sure if your car has run out of gas or if you need to replace the battery. You decide to change your battery and refill your gas. Why is this not a good idea?
You won't know whether the battery or the lack of gas caused the car to not start.
What does it mean to be biased?
To favor one side or outcome over another.
Tell me if the following statement is a law, theory, opinion, assumption, or hypothesis.
"Science is the best subject ever."
Opinion
You have written a report and have taken information from another scientist's report; however, you have failed to cite where you got the information...what have you just done?
You have committed plagiarism.
1) What is a sample size in an experiment? (100 point)
2) What is a trial in an experiment? (100 points)
3) In order to get the most valid data possible, what type of sample size and how many trials would a scientist want to conduct? (300 points)
A sample size is the number of participants or individuals taking part in your experiment.
A trial is a single test being conducted in an experiment. (Ex: 100 free throws...1 free throw is 1 trial).
You would want to have large sample sizes and conduct many trials...definitely more than 1.