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NATURE OF SCIENCE
NATURE OF SCIENCE TWO
NATURE OF SCIENCE AND PROBLEM SOLVING
PROBLEM SOLVING CONTINUED
MORE PROBLEM SOLVING
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THESE ARE BASED ON OBSERVATIONS.
WHAT ARE INFERENCES?
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WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD?
WHAT IS SCIENCE?
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THIS IS HOW ARCHAEOLOGISTS DETERMINE THE AGE OF ARTIFACTS.
WHAT IS CHEMICAL ANALYSIS?
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THIS IS THE FACTOR THAT CHANGES IN AN INVESTIGATION.
WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
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THIS OCCURS AFTER ALL DATA IS ANALYZED.
WHAT IS A CONCLUSION?
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THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE BASED ON MEASUREMENTS, OR NUMBERS
WHAT IS QUANTITATIVE?
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THESE ARE EXAMPLES: RADAR, PENCILS, SHOES, AIR CONDITIONING, POSTERS,ETC.
WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ARTIFACTS ARE FOUND?
WHAT IS MAPPED, CLEANED, PHOTOGRAPHED, REGISTERED, OR CATALOGED?
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THESE FACTORS SHOULD ALWAYS STAY THE SAME IN AN INVESTIGATION.
WHAT ARE CONSTANTS?
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THIS IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A QUESTION.
WHAT IS A PROBLEM?
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WHAT MEASUREMENT DESCRIBES HOW MUCH ROOM SOMETHING OCCUPIES?
WHAT IS VOLUME?
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THIS IS THE SCIENCE OF DEALING WITH CULTURAL REMAINS SUCH AS TOOLS, WEAPONS, AND REMAINS OF BUILDINGS.
WHAT IS ARCHAEOLOGY?
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THESE ARE STEPS USED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
WHAT ARE SCIENTIFIC METHODS OF PROBLEM SOLVING?
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THIS IS A STANDARD USED FOR COMPARISON
WHAT IS A CONTROL?
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IF MRS. ABNEY ASKED ALL 7TH GRADE CLASSES TO WATCH THE NATIONAL NEWS ON MONDAY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN, AND TUES. MORNING SURVEYED ALL 7TH GRADERS TO SEE WHO WATCHED THE NEWS AS SHE ASKED, WHAT WOULD 2 CONSTANTS BE IN THIS INVESTIGATION?
WHAT WOULD: ONLY 7TH GRADERS, ON MONDAY, ONLY ABOUT THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN, MRS. ABNEY DID IT ALL, THE NATIONAL NEWS ONLY, ASKED ALL OF THEM ON TUESDAY.
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WHAT OBSERVATION DEALS WITH THE SENSES ONLY?
WHAT IS QUALITATIVE?
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THIS IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A "DIG".
WHAT ARE EXCAVATIONS?
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LIST TWO EXAMPLES OF QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS
WHAT ARE SOMETHINGS COLOR, TEXTURE, SMELL, TASTE, SHAPE, OR HOW IT SOUNDS?
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THIS IS THE FACTOR OR OUTCOME TO BE MEASURED IN AN EXPERIMENT OR INVESTIGATION.
WHAT IS THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
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IF DR. HAGAN DID A STUDY THAT TESTED BRANDS A, B, AND C ANTIBIOTICS TO DETERMINE WHICH KILLED BACTERIA THE BEST, WHAT WOULD THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE BE?
WHAT IS THE BEST KILLING BRAND?
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WHAT MEASUREMENT CONTAINS 10 MILLIMETERS?
WHAT IS A CENTIMETER?
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THIS IS HOW MANY "DIGS" ARE FOUND.
WHAT IS ACCIDENTALLY?
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THIS IS DEVELOPED BASED ON OBSERVATION, RESEARCH, OR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND CAN BE TESTED.
THIS IS DEVELOPED BASED ON OBSERVATION, RESEARCH, OR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND CAN BE TESTED.
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THIS IS COLLECTED THROUGH OBSERVATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS IN AN EXPERIMENT.
WHAT IS DATA?
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If ALICE WANTS TO KNOW WHICH BRAND OF CEREAL STAYS CRUNCHIER LONGER, WHAT WOULD THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE BE IN THIS EXPERIMENT?
WHAT IS CEREAL BRANDS?