Thinking Like a Scientist
The Study of Life
Scientific Inquiry
Safety in the Laboratory
Challenge
100
observing, inferring, predicting, classifying, and making models
What are the skills scientists use to make scientific progress?
100
the study of life
What is biology?
100
a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
What is a hypothesis?
100

Matt was thirsty. Since the teacher was standing in the hall, Matt took a beaker from the lab cart, filled it with water, then drank from the beaker.

What is an incorrect action?

100
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How many steps are possible for scientific inquiry?
200
a way of learning about the natural world
What is science?
200
the process of change that causes and organism to become more complex during its lifetime
What is development?
200
the diverse ways in which scientists investigate the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
What is scientific inquiry?
200
a piece of clothing that protect you and you clothes from chemicals
What is an apron?
200

How many Kilo-Liters are in 800 milliliters?

What is .0008 KL

300
the scientist who studies wild chimpanzees in Gombe National Park in Tanzania, Africa
Who is Jane Goodall?
300
an animal, plant, fungus, or microbe
What is an organism?
300
an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
What is a controlled experiment
300
clean your work area and turn off equipment
What are the end-of-lab procedures?
300

In the metric system, the "base" unit used for mass.

What is the gram?

400
The cat must be ill.
What is an inference?
400
a scientist that studies insects
What is an entomologist?
400

A (an) ____ is any part of an organism's environment that causes a reaction.

What is a stimulus

400

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

What is disposed of according to your instructor's directions.

400

This type of data is collected from measurements and uses both numbers and units.

What is quantitative data?

500

A procedure performed in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis and collect precise data

What is an experiment?

500

ability to understand and reason with basic scientific concepts

What is scientific literacy?

500

Scientists form ____ to explain natural phenomena supported by repeated observations and experiments.

What is a theory

500

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

What is against the rules?

500

A blue whale's constant body temperature is part of its body's efforts to maintain

What is homeostasis?

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