Phenomenon
An observable, real-world event in nature or technology that triggers scientific curiosity and makes you ask, "How or why is that happening?"
What is a phenomenon?
A testable question compares at least two of these.
What are variables?
Diagrams, graphs, and digital simulations are all visual tools scientists use to show hidden mechanisms, collectively known as these.
What is a model?
A systematic approach to collect data, test a hypothesis and observe phenomena is answer a scientific question.
What is an investigation?
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Produced by a testable question being investigated. Can be either quantitative or qualitative.
What is data?
A complete model shows the system and its boundaries, components, relationships, and this.
What is an explanation?
A Variable that stays the same with each trial in an investigation.
What is a control or constant.
The part of a scientific argument that simply answers the research question.
An example of a phenomenon we have not studied in class.
What is___________?
A question that is testable within the allotted class time, with the materials we have, and space is this.
Timely, Feasible, and/or Practical.
What are arrows?
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The part of a scientific argument that links the claim and evidence.
What is reasoning?
The plural form of phenomenon.
What is phenomena?
An example of a testable question.
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A variable in an investigation that is the result of another variable being changed.
What is a dependent variable?
The part of a scientific argument that gives credibility to the claim by supporting it with data.
What is evidence?
Observations of phenomena lead scientists to this next step.
What is asking questions?
An example of a non-testable question.
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A model is a scientist's best explanation of this.
What is the data table?
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