What do scientists do?
How do scientists investigate?
How do scientists collect and interpret data?
How do scientists support their conclusions?
Miscellaneous
100
A statement of what you think will happen during an investigation.
What is hypothesis?
100
Something that can be changed in a test.
What is a variable?
100
Information from which a conclusion can be drawn or a prediction can be made.
What is data?
100
Observations that make you believe something is true.
What is evidence?
100
Ask a question, make a hypothesis, research the topic, make observations and collect data (retest if necessary), and draw a conclusion.
What is The Scientific Method?
200
This must be testable. It must have a question word. It must have a question mark.
What is scientific question?
200
A standard in which change is measured?
What is a control group?
200
Ability to make a measurement that is close to the actual value as possible.
What is accuracy?
200
The reason that scientists share their results with others.
What is how can scientist ensure their work is valid?
200
The use of scientific methods to test a hypothesis.
What is an experiment?
300
Something you find out about objects, events, or living things using your senses.
What is an observation?
300
Step-by-step instructions for completing a task.
What is procedure?
300
The ability to consistently repeat a measurement.
What is precision?
300
Listen carefully to all directions, ask questions when you are confused, handle equipment and living things carefully, and avoid tasting or smelling without permission.
What are ways to stay safe in science?
300
A balance, microscope, scale, ruler, cylinder, calculator, stopwatch and thermometer.
What are some tools a scientist use to measure thing and gather information?
400
They analyze and evaluate it to draw conclusions.
What do scientists do when they have collected their information?
400
an object or idea that represents something else.
What is a model?
400
A conclusion based on observations.
What is inference?
400
When your data does not seem valid you should...
What is retest?
400
Tables, graphs, charts, and graphics.
What ways can data be organized to be useful?
500
This uses data to summarize what scientists have learned from an experiment.
What is a conclusion?
500
A person's beliefs that cannot be proven
What are opinions?
500
Measured with precision and accuracy.
What is valid data?
500
Words that help scientists interpret data.
What is the mean, median, or mode, range?
500
When scientists repeat experiments done by other scientists.
What is to replicate?