Scientific Knowledge

Science MUST be which of the following?

• flexible

• constant

• testable

• observable

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Which of the following is the FIRST step of the scientific method?

• research

• question/problem

• hypothesis

• testing

When your own experiences, beliefs or opinions interfere with the results of an experiment.

• fair

• bias

• unbiased

When you repeat your own experiment

• replication

• repetition

When someone else repeats your experiment

• repetition

• replication

This is an educated guess about my results based on my research

• Testing

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Analysis

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Science MUST be observable

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Do you need to gather data before you plan and conduct an experiment?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Which of these answers best describes a scientific theory?

• an explanation based on the opinion of a scientist

• a well-supported and widely accepted explanation of nature

• a description of a specific relationship under given conditions

• a statement describing what always happens under certain conditions

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which of these claims best describes how scientific idea change?

• New evidence leads to modification of ideas

• Scientific ideas rarely change, because they are based on extensive evidence

• As a scientific idea changes, it eventually becomes a scientific theory and then a law

• Scientists form opinions based on evidence and decide how the idea should change

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-2