SC.6.N.1.2 & SC.6.N.2.2

Which question can best be investigated by a scientist?

• Should I buy a red shirt or a green shirt?
• Does chocolate milk or plain milk taste better?
• Does a plant need sunlight to grow?
• Which feels softer, cat fur or dog fur?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The container is filled to the 350 mL mark with water. 

• observation
• inference
• problem
• hypothesis

Why should an experiment be repeated?

• to form a hypothesis
• to reduce the chance of error
• to change controls
• to identify the problem

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

To get data from systematic observations, you must:

• Create a model of what you are studying
• Collect animals to study and bring inside
• Design an entire experiment
• Use 5 senses or take pictures to study

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Looking at data and results and making decisions

• scientific method

• question

• data

• analyze

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Observations made during an experiment are called:

• data
• problems
• conclusions
• questions

Which question can best be investigated by a scientist?

• Should I buy a red shirt or a green shirt?
• Does chocolate milk or plain milk taste better?
• Does a plant need sunlight to grow?
• Which feels softer, cat fur or dog fur?

How can society benefit from the advancement of scientific knowledge?

• Scientific knowledge is widely used as a platform to inform individuals and influence matters of public concern. 
• Scientific knowledge can be used as a means of explaining and supporting problems like global warming. 
• Through the application of scientific knowledge, important investigable questions are constructed and investigated.  
• All of the above statements demonstrate how society can benefit from enhancing its scientific knowledge. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following describes a pattern or event in nature that is always true?

• scientific experiment

• scientific law

• scientific theory

• scientific probability

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4