What is Science?
Correct the spelling for:
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Science
Complete the following passage to give an Observation.
An __________ is something that can be measured or described using one of the five _______
(_____, ______, _______, ______, ______)
An observation is something that can be measured or described using one of the five sense (touch, taste, smell, sight, sound)
Complete the following statement to give a definition of a controlled variable.
Something that should stay the _____ so that a test is fair.
Something that should stay the SAME so that a test is fair.
Complete the following statement to give a definition of the independent variable.
What the experimenter ____________.
What the experimenter CHANGES.
Clocks and Stopwatches measure?
Time
The answer to a scientific question must be able to be proven repeatedly.
True or False
True
Complete the following statement to provide a definition of an inference.
A _________ based on __________/ evidence.
A conclusion based on observations/ evidence.
Iron man wants to see what type of fuel helps his suit to fly for longer.
What is the independent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
Independent variable: Type of fuel
Dependent variable: Time that his suit can fly for.
Complete the following statement to give a definition of the dependent variable.
What the _________ ____________.
What the EXPERIMENTER MEASURES.
From the answers below, what are different ways we can measure length?
A) Millilitres
B) Centimetres
C) Metres
D) Litres
B) Centimetres
C) Metres
Which TWO are different branches of science:
A) Chemistry
B) Research
C) Geology
D) Physical Therapy
A) Chemistry
C) Geology
Tiffany saw that Ms had purple hair and thought that Ms must have dyed her hair.
What is the observation?
What is the inference?
Observation: purple hair
Inference: Ms dyed her hair
Ms Bond-Quist tests her students to see if the number of hours spent studying affects their marks.
What is the independent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
Independent variable: number of hours studying
Dependent variable: marks in a test
Iron man wants to see what type of fuel helps his suit to fly for longer.
List two variables that should be controlled.
Answers could include:
-same Iron man suit
-same activities performed in the suit
-amount of fuel used
From the answers below, what are different ways we can measure mass?
A) Kilometres
B) Grams
C) Litres
D) Kilograms
A) Kilometres
Complete the following statement to give a definition of experimentation.
Changing one thing (v________) to see how it affects ____________ ___________.
Changing one thing (variable) to see how it affects something else.
Amir found a snakeskin outside and thought that there must be a snake living in the area.
What is the observation?
What is the inference?
Observation: Found a snakeskin
Inference: There is a snake living in the area
Ms Bond-Quist tests her students to see if the number of hours spent studying affects their marks.
Describe two variables that should be controlled.
Answers could include:
-Age of students
-Subject that students are studying
-Methods that students use to study
What are two measuring devices we use to measure Volume?
Measuring Cylinder
Beaker
What are the steps of a scientific experiment?
1) Observation
2) Question
3) Hypothesis
4) Experiment
5) Analyse Data
6) Conclusion
7) Communication
Professor Habra concluded that a poor diet leads to sleeping issues after he surveyed a group of high school students that enjoyed eating junk food and were having trouble sleeping.
What is the observation?
What is the inference?
Observation: Students that were eating junk food also had trouble sleeping.
Inference: Eating junk food causes sleeping issues.
_______ is how much space something takes up.
Volume