Science Book Chapter 1-3

According to page 7 what is the first step of Scientific Inquiry?

• Share Results

• Conclusion

• Ask a Question

• Analyze Data

How do you test a Hypothesis?

• Ask a Question

• Make a Conclusion

• Test you Hypothesis with experiments and observations

• Share results

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A Theory is a proposed explanation that has been...

• Extensively tested and is based on many observations

• A rule that describes how something in nature behaves

• A prediction without much evidence

What are the 3 main branches of science

• Life Science(Biology)

• Earth and Space Science

• Physical Science

• Pseudo Science

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What are the basic steps of Scientific Inquiry?

• Ask a question

• Do background research

• Hypothesis

• Test the hypothesis with an experiment

• Analyze Results/ Make a Conclusion

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A step by step list of how to do the experiment

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Constant

• Control

• Procedure

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Control

• A trial where all of the variables are held constant

• Factors in the experiment that remain the same

• Step by step list

• Use evidence to draw conclusions about things that you may not have directly observed.

Independent variable

• The variable that is changed on purpose(kick the chair)

• The variable that responds

• The control

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The dependent variable

• This factor depends on the independent variable

• the control

• the cause

Constants

• Procedure

• control

• Factors in the experiment that remain the same

• evidence