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Miscellaneous
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How are scientific laws and scientific theories different?
Scientific law is a rule that describes a pattern in nature while a scientific theory is an attempt to describe a pattern in nature.
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What is a hypothesis?
A hypothesis is a reasonable and possible explanation based on what you know, it is an educated guess
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What are three types of models?
Physical, computer, and idea
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What is an inference?
An attempt at explaining what is seen
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When did we use the scientific method? Hint: We've used it two times in class.
the mystery box or the borax bouncy ball lab
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What are the three main branches of science?
Earth, Life, and Physical
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Why do scientists make graphs?
They make graphs to organize his or her observations and to communicate the data
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Who can build or design a model?
Anyone
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What is critical thinking?
Using knowledge and thinking skills to decide if you agree with an explanation
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Who helps us learn about our natural world?
A scientist
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What is a system?
A system is a collection of structures, cycles, and processes
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What is a constant?
A constant is an unchanged variable in an experiment
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How do models help people in experiments?
Models allow people to see something that is either too large or small, too fast or slow.
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Why is it important for a scientist to write down every observation, including unexpected observations?
So they have complete data for their investigation and some great discoveries have been made when something unexpected occured during an experiment.
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What is the study of rocks, soil, planets, and stars?
Earth science
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What is the applied use of science?
Technology
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When do you practice safety in a lab?
You practice safety in a lab from the beginning to the end of the lab.
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What type of model is E = mc2?
An idea model
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Who can lie or not tell the whole truth to get you to buy a product?
Advertisers
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What type of scientist would study animals?
A zoologist
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When is science used?
Science is used anytime someone is learning about the natural world
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Where can scientific investigations take place?
They can take place just about anywhere, from laboratories to fields and streams
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What are three things models can help us do?
Save time, money, and lives. They can also communicate findings and test predictions
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When should you draw your conclusion in an investigation or experiment?
A conclusion should be drawn when your data has been proven repeatable
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What type of scientist might say " How can I make plastic stronger?"
A chemist