Nature of Science preview

The findings of experiments are generally not accepted until they are ____________.

• Replicated
• Published
• Proven
• Recorded

A series of steps scientists use to solve problems and answer questions: 

• Scientific Steps
• Scientific Method
• Scientific Series
• Theory

I see that Ms. Elisier is holding a coffee cup, I assume that there is coffee in the coffee cup.  By making the assumption that there is coffee in the mug, I have made a(n)

• Observation
• Inference
• Classification
• Experiment

All the observations, measurements, and data scientists gather in support of a scientific explanation

• Hypothesis
• Valid
• Invalid
• Empirical evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Anything that can change during an experiment is a(n)

• Experiment
• Variable
• Hypothesis

A testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation is called (can be stated as an if/ then statement)

• conclusion
• experiment
• hypothesis

Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called

• observing

• inferring

• predicting

• classifying

Scientists can communicate their results

• at scientific meetings

• in scientific journals

• by exchanging information on the internet

• all of the above

The part of an experiment in which all conditions are kept the same is the

• hypothesis

• control

• conclusion

• independent variable

Which of the following is a scientific observation? 

• The potato is brown in color.
• The potato tastes the best.
• The potato may cause allergies.
• The potato smells funny.