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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Fact/Opinion and Malleable Intelligence
Identifying Steps
Analyzing Labs
100
The set of steps scientists follow to test their ideas
What is the scientific method?
100
Using your 5 senses to pay close attention to something.
What is an observation?
100
Somebody's belief or idea that can't be proven.
What is an opinion?
100
Say the 6 steps of the scientific method in the correct order
What is observe, question + research, hypothesize, experiment, analyze data, draw a conclusion
100
Ms. Child noticed that TV and movies always show cats drinking milk, but she only ever gives her cat water. She wanted to find out if cats really like milk, and if so, what kind. She predicted that cats would like whole milk the best. So one morning she put out a bowl of water, a bowl of skim milk, and a bowl of whole milk. Each bowl had the same amount of liquid in it. At the end of the day, the bowl of whole milk was empty, and there was an equal amount of skim milk and water left. The first observation that made Ms. Child want to conduct the experiment was...
What is TV and movies always show cats drinking milk?
200
The information you collect while doing your experiment.
What is data?
200
Something you can prove is true.
What is a fact?
200
The canary was a pretty color. This is an example of...
What is an opinion?
200
When you came into class, you noticed Ms. Child was smiling. This is an example of...
What is an observation?
200
Ms. Child noticed that TV and movies always show cats drinking milk, but she only ever gives her cat water. She wanted to find out if cats really like milk, and if so, what kind. She predicted that cats would like whole milk the best. So one morning she put out a bowl of water, a bowl of skim milk, and a bowl of whole milk. Each bowl had the same amount of liquid in it. At the end of the day, the bowl of whole milk was empty, and there was an equal amount of skim milk and water left. The question Ms. Child asked was...
Do cats really like milk, and if so, what kind?
300
When you test your hypothesis.
What is doing an experiment?
300
Hypothesis
What is making a prediction, or educated guess, about what will happen next?
300
Cheetahs are one of the fastest animals in the world. This is an example of...
What is a fact?
300
When you saw Ms. Child smiling, you thought to yourself, "Ms. Child must be feeling happy." This is an example of...
What is drawing a conclusion?
300
Ms. Child noticed that TV and movies always show cats drinking milk, but she only ever gives her cat water. She wanted to find out if cats really like milk, and if so, what kind. She predicted that cats would like whole milk the best. So one morning she put out a bowl of water, a bowl of skim milk, and a bowl of whole milk. Each bowl had the same amount of liquid in it. At the end of the day, the bowl of whole milk was empty, and there was an equal amount of skim milk and water left. Ms. Child's hypothesis was...
What is cats will like whole milk the best?
400
Variable.
What is the factor you change in an experiment to test your hypothesis?
400
Studying the information you gathered in your experiment.
What is analyzing data?
400
Pizza dough is an example of this.
What is something that is malleable?
400
You want to find out how many air holes worms need to live in a plastic container. You put worms in 3 containers: 1 with no holes, 1 with 2 holes, and 1 with 5 holes. You predicted that the worms in the container with 5 holes will live the longest. **Your hypothesis was correct- the worms in the container with 5 holes live the longest. This is an example of...
What is drawing conclusions?
400
Ms. Child noticed that TV and movies always show cats drinking milk, but she only ever gives her cat water. She wanted to find out if cats really like milk, and if so, what kind. She predicted that cats would like whole milk the best. So one morning she put out a bowl of water, a bowl of skim milk, and a bowl of whole milk. Each bowl had the same amount of liquid in it. At the end of the day, the bowl of whole milk was empty, and there was an equal amount of skim milk and water left. Ms. Child's conclusion was...
What is her hypothesis was correct- cats do like whole milk the best
500
Stating what you learned from your experiment.
What is drawing a conclusion?
500
Control
What is the factor you keep the same in an experiment.
500
Malleable Intelligence
What is you can change how smart you are?
500
You want to find out how many air holes worms need to live in a plastic container. You put worms in 3 containers. One container has no holes, one has 2 holes, and one has 5 holes. The number of holes each container has is called...
What is the variable.
500
Ms. Child noticed that TV and movies always show cats drinking milk, but she only ever gives her cat water. She wanted to find out if cats really like milk, and if so, what kind. She predicted that cats would like whole milk the best. So one morning she put out a bowl of water, a bowl of skim milk, and a bowl of whole milk. Each bowl had the same amount of liquid in it. At the end of the day, the bowl of whole milk was empty, and there was an equal amount of skim milk and water left. The control in the experiment.
What is water?