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Skills
Skills
Attitudes
Attitudes
Scientific Inquiry
100
Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called?
Observing
100
Grouping together items that are alike in some way is called?
Classifying
100
An eagerness to learn is called?
Curiosity
100
Likes or cultures affecting interpretations is called?
Awareness of bias
100
A possible answer to a scientific question is called?
Hypothesis
200
What are the two types of observations?
Quantitative Qualitative
200
Creating representations of complex objects or processes is called?
Making models
200
Being truthful is called?
Honesty
200
Accepting new ideas is called?
Open-mindedness
200
Factors that change in an experiment are called?
Variables
300
Observations that deal with numbers is called?
Quantitative
300
Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers is called?
Qualitative
300
Inventive ways to solve problems is called?
Creativity
300
What are the three types of bias?
Personal Cultural Experimental
300
Facts, figures and other evidence gathered through qualitative and quantitative observations is called?
Data
400
Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion is called?
Evaluating
400
Give an example of a model.
Computer programs Mathematical equations Maps Globes
400
A sense of right and wrong is called?
Ethics
400
An attitude of doubt is called?
Skepticism
400
Which of the following is a hypothesis?
A. If I brush my teeth everyday, then I will not get cavities. B. Swimming is more fun than running, so swimming is a better sport.
500
Explaining or interpreting the things you observe is called?
Inferencing
500
Making a statement or a claim about what will happen in the future based on past experiences is called?
Predicting
500
What two attitudes must be balanced?
Skepticism Open-mindedness
500
What are the three types of bias?
Personal Cultural Experiemental
500
The experimenter puts 10 crickets in container A and 10 crickets in container B. Container A has a heat lamp and container B is in the shade. He wants to know when crickets chirp more. Name two variables in the experiment?
The number of crickets in the containers The temperature of the containers The location of the containers At what temperature crickets chirp more