NOS - Repeat vs. Replicate?!

Repeat and Replicate, are basically the same thing.

• True

• False

This is a "REPLICA" of the Batman car, well, because Batman isn't real. A replica is most like which term below?

• Repeat

• Replicate

If a student has to write this on the board 100 times, they have to ____________ the sentence over and over.

• repeat

• replicate

This is NOT the real Eiffel Tower in Paris, it's in Dallas, Texas, and has a cowboy hat on. We call it a ___________.

• Repeat

• Replica

If a scientist, or student, does THEIR OWN experiment over 3 times to check their results, that is ______________.

• repetition (repeat)

• replication (replicate)

For replication, it's important to have an organized procedure to follow. Why is this a big deal?

• To ensure the results are consistent.

• If you get different results, you'll be in trouble.

• If you get paid to replicate, you have to follow directions.

• There are so different kinds of beakers, so it helps.

If your friend jumps off a cliff into water, and then YOU jump off the cliff just like him, that's _____________.

• repetition (repeat)

• replication (replicate)

Steph Curry is arguably the best 3 point shooter in the NBA. He practices, A LOT. We would call his shooting baskets over and over ____________.

• replication (replicate)

• repetition (repeat)

Car companies use multiple crash tests, over and over, to ensure the car is safe.

• This is replication.

• This is repetition.

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Many car companies, like Acura in this picture, pay different drivers to test their cars on the Nurburg Ring, in Germany.

• Testing with different drivers and different days, is replication.

• Testing with different drivers and different days, is repetition.