Nature of Science

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What is the first step in the scientific method?

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What is the Independent Variable in the experiment where each pot receives a different type of soil, but the same type of seed, water amount, and sunlight amount?

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Type of material the plant is growing in

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What do you measure for results (outcome)?

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Dependent variable

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If an animal shelter wants to see if a certain dog food causes a dog to gain weight, which of the following would NOT be a constant?

• Type of dog food given
• Amount of dog food given
• Time of day food is given
• Amount of exercise dog is given

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Type of dog food given

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Why is it important to have constants in an experiment?

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To make sure the experiment is fair

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This bar graph shows the number of cheeseburgers sold at McYummies drive thru last week. Study the graph and answer the following question. What was the maximum number of burgers sold, and on which day was this? Options: 30 burgers on Tuesday, 60 Burgers on Thursday, 20 Burgers on Thursday, 25 Burgers on Monday

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60 Burgers on Thursday

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Which of the following is not an example of quantitative data? Temperature, Speed, Height, Texture

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Texture

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Anna is studying how the amount of plant food affects plant height. Which testable statement does she investigate?

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If a plant receives two cups of food per day, then the height of the plant will increase

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Why do many experiments include several trials instead of a single trial?

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Repetition of trials increases the accuracy of the results

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Aside from repeating a scientific experiment, what else must a scientist do to increase the accuracy of the results?

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Share data with other scientists for them to repeat or replicate

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