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Miscellaneous
Nature of Science
Scientific Method
Vocabulary
Experiments
100
The three bubble gums that were tested in the lab.
What are "Bubble Yum," "Double Bubble," and "Juicy Fruit?"
100
This characteristic leaves scientists open to receive new information.
What is open minded?
100
The two types of possible observations.
What are qualitative and quantitative observations?
100
A quality a scientist should have, meaning "curious."
What is inquisitive?
100
The factor in an experiment that is changed on purpose.
What is the independent variable?
200
Scientists use explanations to make these.
What are predictions?
200
A scientist should be _____________, and question things and confirm them by conducting their own experiment.
What is skeptical?
200
A scientific question examines this.
What is how changing one thing affects another?
200
Information gathered from observations.
What is data?
200
The two things of which an experiment is composed.
What are variables and constants?
300
The dependent variable in our bubble gum experiment.
What is bubble size?
300
The type of data that science is concerned with.
What is quantitative data?
300
The format that a hypothesis should follow.
What is "If, then...because?"
300
An interpretation based on evidence and reasoning.
What is an inference?
300
The control in the experiment is the group that is this.
What is "normal?"
400
The constant in our bubble gum experiment.
What is the amount of time spent chewing the gum?
400
When Isaac Newton wondered what caused an apple to fall down from the tree, he was working toward this goal of science.
What is investigating the natural world?
400
A good experiment is this.
What is repeatable?
400
The theory that life forms "randomly" from nothing.
What is spontaneous generation?
400
The variable that is measured/observed.
What is the dependent variable?
500
The first and last name of the scientist we studied who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation.
Who was Francesco Redi?
500
Science is both of these things.
What is a process and body of knowledge?
500
When designing an experiment, keeping these the same allows for the relationship between two specific variables to be observed.
What is a constant?
500
The way scientific knowledge is created.
What is the scientific method?
500
In the following question, "Does your height make a difference in how fast you can run?" a person of average height would be the this.
What is the control group?