Chapter 1 Exam: Scientific Inquiry

7 Steps

100

This step of the scientific inquiry process is known as an educated guess.

Hypothesis

200

This step involves making observations and inferences.

Asking Questions

300

List steps 4-6 in the scientific inquiry process.

Test Hypothesis, Analyze Results, Draw Conclusions

400

Critical thinking is utilized in these two steps.

Analyze Results and Draw Conclusions

500

Explain the 7 steps of the scientific inquiry process.

Example: 

First you make an observation using one of your senses. Then you make an inference based on prior knowledge or experience. Once you've made an observation and inference you can begin to ask questions. Once you ask questions you can begin to hypothesis ways to answer those questions. Then you set up your experiment and make a prediction. Next, you perform the experiment to test your hypothesis. Then, utilizing critical thinking, you analyze the results and draw conclusions. After you collect the data and conclude, you communicate that information with fellow scientists.

Section 1

100

________ is a way for us to investigate what is happening around us and helps us provide possible explanations to our questions.

Science

200

The technology used in scientific investigation must have this characteristic.

Must be accurate.

300

Explain what technology allows us as a society to do.

Technology allows us as a society to invent new materials, make technological advancements, and make medical breakthroughs.

400

Explain the difference between scientific theory and scientific law.

Theory attempts to explain why something happens and a law states that something will happen.

500

List the 7 steps in order. (15 seconds)

Ask Questions, Hypothesize, Predict, Test Hypothesis, Analyze Results, Draw Conclusions, Communicate Results

Section 2

100

Involves the process of asking questions such as why? how? in order to gain a better and deeper understanding of the information gathered.

Critical Thinking

200

List the 2 types of research design.

Descriptive and Experimental

300

Variable the changes

Independent variable

400

List the 3 ways to eliminate bias.

Sampling, Blind Study, Repetition

500

Explain the purpose of a control sample.

A control sample is utilized in experimental investigations in order to compare the differences between it and the samples exposed to the independent variable(s).

Vocabulary Section 1

100

Using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs.

Observation

200

A possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.

Hypothesis

300

A logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience.

Inference

400

A pattern or an event in nature that is always true.

Scientific Law

500

An explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.

Scientific Theory

Vocabulary Section 2

100

Answers scientific questions through observation.

Descriptive Research

200

Represents something that is too big, too small, too dangerous, too time consuming, or too expensive to observe directly.

Model

300

Sample that is treated like other experimental groups except that the independent variable is not applied to it.

Control

400

Factor being measured during an experiment.

Dependent Variable

500

consciously or unconsciously altering the experiment or the results in order to promote your hypothesis.

Bias