NoS: Scientific Method

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

• quantitative
• qualitative

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• CER

• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions/photographs/illustrations that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative
• quantitative

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

In a controlled experiment, how many independent variables can be worked with at a time? 

• one
• none
• two or more
• how ever many makes sense.

A list of the steps anyone could follow to conduct an experiment. 

• obervations
• question/problem
• materials
• procedures

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

Two types of data scientists collect are...

• hypothesis and theory
• qualitative and quantitative
• myths and fables
• metric and standard measurements

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

Mrs. M sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

• distance traveled by the ball

• height of the ramp

• mass of the ball

• weight of the ball