Methods of Science

A rule that states a behavior of something in the natural world. 

• Scientific Theory 
• Scientific Law
• Observation 
• Inference 

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Fall is the best season of the year! This is an example of what?

• Fact
• Opinion 
• Theory 
• Law 

A possible explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by experimentation.

• Observation

• Prediction

• Hypothesis

• Inference

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The variable you change to see how it affects another variable

• Dependent variable
• Independent variable
• Bias
• Control

An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.

• Scientific Theory

• Scientific law

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

Ask questions, hypothesize and predict, experiment/test hypothesis, analyze data, draw conclusion, communicate results

• Scientific Law

• Scientific Inquiry

• Theory

• Model

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When a scientist has tested her hypothesis, the next step in scientific inquiry is to 

• communicate results
• hypothesize and predict
• analyze results
• draw conclusions

a scientific theory is 

• the same as a fact
• a rule describing a pattern in nature
• accepted as fact until it is proven wrong
• an untested idea

The _____ is used to measure temperature.

• anemometer

• barometer

• hygrometer

• thermometer

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The variable being measured is the 

• dependent variable
• independent variable 
• control
• constant