Nature of Science

Gabriella would like to investigate the effect of temperature on the amount of food birds eat. What should she do first to begin her investigation?

• develop a question

• conduct background research

• design an experiment

• come up with a theory

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• procedures

• conclusion

The variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change on purpose

• control or keep constant

• measure

What are the factors held constant in an experiment?

• Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. There can be more than one.

• It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

• It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

What is being kept constant?

• ramp height
• speed of the ball rolling
• type of ball

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

• scientific method

• recipe

• data collection

• metric system

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

• observations

  conclusion

• data

• variables

• hypothesis

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas

• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

• To be unaware of your surroundings

• The question that you want an answer to.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is another word for hypothesis?

• evidence

• graph

• investigation

• prediction

A scientist is collecting data on the number of times a cricket chips per minute. What sense is the scientist most likely using to make observations?

• hearing
• smell
• sight
• touch

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8