What is an observation?

Using your senses or a tool to gather information.

An explanation of what is being observed.

A foretelling or guess as to what will happen next.

An explanation of what is going to occur.

What is a prediction?

Taking a guess as to what will happen next

Using your 5 senses to gather information

Which of the following is a QUALITATIVE observation?

The temperature went down 2.3 degrees

It's a 5 hour drive to Arizona.

Which of the following is a QUANTITATIVE observation?

Each table has some chairs at it.

Which of the following is an example of an observation?

Mr. Izaguirre has 47 posters in the classroom.

Mr. Izaguirre will probably buy more posters.

Dependent variable means

the scientist controls what to test

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood. What's the dependent variable?

increase the amount of iron in your blood

Will a construction paper air plane fly faster than an airplane made from notebook paper? Choose the best hypothesis.

If I make a paper airplane from notebook paper, then it will fly faster than construction paper.

I think the construction paper air plane will fly faster.

Which side of a penny will hold more drops of water? Choose the best hypothesis.

If I use the heads side of a penny, then it will hold more drops of water than tails.

Tails will hold more drops of water.

If I read this question carefully, then I will answer it correctly. What is the independent variable?

Reading or not reading carefully

Scientific Method

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A testable explanation for your observations (kind of like an inference AND a prediction).

data

theory

hypothesis

fact

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results and decides if your hypothesis is correct or not.

conclusion

procedures

materials

responding variable

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

answer

experiment

problem

safety check

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

scientific method

recipe

data collection

metric system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of data is shown here?

qualitative

quantitative

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of data is shown here?

qualitative

quantitative

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Observations that are made when you ONLY use your senses to gather information.

manipulated

quantitative

qualitative

operational

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Scientific Method

25 questions

A testable explanation for your observations (kind of like an inference AND a prediction).

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results and decides if your hypothesis is correct or not.

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

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

What type of data is shown here?

What type of data is shown here?

Observations that are made when you ONLY use your senses to gather information.

Numbers-based observations that are made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, thermometers, timers, etc. and are measurable.

Raccoons tend to have striped tails and black eye masks is an example of ____ data.

There were seven boxes of cookies in the cupboard.

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