Scientific Models

A _____________________ is something that scientists use to represent an object or process

• mass
• matter
• model
• weight

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

How do scientists learn about the world around them?

• by ignoring observations 
• by studying plants
• by asking questions 
• by studying plants 

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NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1

NGSS.K-ESS3-2

What is the part of an experiment that will affect the results?

• an investigation
• an observation
• a variable
• a manipulation 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Descriptions, models, and drawings are important for-

• communicating the way a scientist approached the problem
• communicating what has been done in the past
• communicating the design or solution 
• communicating the problem

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-ETS1-4

What are made up of your observations and any measurements you take? 

• conclusions
• data
• results
• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is it called when you use what you know and the data you have collected to draw a conclusion?

• inference
• report
• investigation
• observation 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is a scientific model?

• A representation of an object but smaller
• An exact representation made of similar material
• A representation of an object or system
• A familiar copy of an object

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What is the advantage of creating a model of a dinosaur?

• they are too large to easily study 
• they are too complicated to study
• Real dinosaurs cannot be studied because they are extinct
• The model is safer to work with. 

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

All of the statements below are correct except one. Mark the one that is incorrect.

• Models must be exactly like what is being modeled.
• Models communicate information.
• Models can be constructed.
• Models can be drawings with labels.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

True or False--A model can never be revised.

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

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