Nature of Science

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Which of the following might lead to the changing of a scientific idea? Options: A scientist describes an experiment to a group of students, A scientist gets the same results when repeating an experiment a second time, a scientist gets results that do not fit a current idea and other scientists find his results are valid, a scientist has to redo her experiment because she finds the correct procedure was not followed

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a scientist gets results that do not fit a current idea and other scientists find his results are valid

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What skill are you using when you see a red spot on a desk?

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observation

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When using the scientific method, the problem is written as a(n)

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question

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A testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation (can be stated as an if/then statement)

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hypothesis

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The variable that stays the same

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constant

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By assuming there is coffee in Mrs. McDermott's coffee cup, I have made a(n)

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inference

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Sometimes scientists imitate something that is too big or too small to work with by creating a(n)

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model

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What is the independent variable in Justin's tissue test?

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type of tissue

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A ___________________ is a set of steps that tell us how to complete an investigation.

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procedure

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Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called

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Observing