Science & Engineering Practices

One way scientist analyze data is by using ​_________________________.

• variable

• theory

• charts and tables

• law

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

• data
• conclusions
• notebook
• inquiry

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

A representation that explains an object, theory or complex process

• design

• model

• black box

• collaboration

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Controlled variables do not

• change

• happen

• add data

• interval

A good scientific conclusion includes

• claim, evidence and reasoning

• hypothesis and ending only

• your opinion about how fun it was

• pictures in color

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A quantitative observation includes

• numbers

• words

• colors

• texture

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Popeye states "Eating spinach will give you added strength." This is an example of

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Insanity

How does scientific knowledge change over time?

• taking surveys and opinion polls

• adding websites on the Internet

• collecting new information about the natural world

• asking scientific questions

Which of the following is a quantitative observation?

• The robin egg is blue with brown specks.

• The clouds are lower in the atmosphere today than yesterday.

• The butterfly landed and fed from the purple flowers along the path.

• At the end of the week, the plant heights were 6 in, 11 in., 4 in., and 8 in.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1