Vocab
What is a statement that uses evidence to support a claim about how or why something in nature
happens?
What is an Explanation?
What defines a scientific question?
What is being specific?
Define scientific argument.
Explanations develop as scientists
form arguments about, or debate,
the meaning of evidence and how
well evidence supports certain
claims.
Name one type of scientist that cannot follow the scientific method?
Paleontologist or another acceptable, defendable answer
What are the gerbils names?
Quark and Tundra
What is the process of collecting data through the senses or measurement tools?
What is an Observation?
What is the difference between a law and a theory?
What is a law tells you what happens and a theory tells you why or how?
What is one thing scientists have debated in the recent past?
Whether or not Pluto is a planet.
How many science and engineering principles are there in total?
8
How many rotating student jobs does Miss Knight have in her room?
5
What is a proposed, testable explanation for something that happens in nature?
What is a Hypothesis?
Why do scientists use models?
Scientists often study processes that cannot be seen with the naked eye because they are too
large, too small, too complex, or simply invisible.
What is "peer review"?
When other scientists review an article written by one or more scientists for the purpose of releasing that article to the public.
Define experiment.
A statement that uses evidence to support a claim about how or why something in nature
What house is Miss Knight in?
Jefferson Gold!
What is a representation of an idea or process.?
What is a model?
Why are models limited?
Because they are
simplified, models never have all the same features as the real processes they represent.
Why do scientific ideas sometimes change?
Scientific explanations must be based on evidence. If new evidence is collected that contradicts
an existing explanation, then the explanation must be revised or replaced.
Who discovered the law of gravity?
Isaac Newton
What Zone is the red couch?
2
What is data that is analyzed and interpreted to support or refute a claim?
What is evidence?
Create a small scale model.
A graph, picture, sculpture or diagram would work to satisfy this answer.
How much time do most scientists spend
obtaining, evaluating, and
communicating information through conferences, publications, and other channels?
About half their time!
If there is not one scientific method, then what do all scientists have in
common?
All scientists work to answer questions about how and why things happen in the natural world
through observation and experimentation.
What is Miss Knight's favorite flower?
Sunflower!