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Kyle completes his science project for his 5th grade teacher by carrying out a scientific investigation.
Which statement about Kyle's investigation is true?

• Kyle's investigation must include observation and evidence.
• Kyle must have an investigation with steps that follow a set pattern.  
• Kyle's project is valid only if the teacher personally likes the results.
• Kyle must include all the steps of the scientific method for his results to be valid.

For her science fair project, Marcy is investigating how levels of carbon dioxide affect plant growth. Which of the following is most important for Marcy to do?

• She needs to make sure her results match her predictions.
• She needs to make sure that her results contain both words and numbers
• She needs to make sure that the explanation of her results is based on evidence.
• She needs to make sure her results get published so that everyone can read them.

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Which of the following must be true for scientific results to be valid?

• The results must be drawn in a graph.
• The results should be based on evidence.
• The results should support the ideas of other scientists. 
• The results should match the predictions of the scientist.

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John's class has done an investigation using pendulums with different numbers of weights tied to the end of the strings. They counted and recorded the number of complete swings each pendulum made in a 30 second period and completed ten trials for each of the three different weights.

Which of the following objects will the students better understand because of what they have observed during this investigation?

• an automobile

• a crane

• a microwave

• a swing set

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Information gathered using your 5 senses is called an

• Observation

• Inference

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What is an inference? 

• Just a guess.
• A statement based off of your observations. 
• The same as an observation. 
• Examples of something. 

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What is an observation for this picture?

• The man is scared
• The man is going to be hurt

• There is a man in a kayak
• The man is paddling fast

Observation or Inference?
The girl has hurt her knee

• observation
• inference

What is an opinion?

• Something you can prove. 
• Someone's thoughts on a topic. 

Valentine's Day is in February.

• fact
• opinion