Unit 1 Lesson 1 Review

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

• Inferring

• Observing

• Predicting

• Hypothesizing

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NGSS.K-ESS2-1

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How do scientists gather evidence?

• by looking for patterns

• by conducting investigations

• by making observations

• all of the above

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What is evidence?

• an experiment

• an observation that supports a conclusion

• a scientist's opinion about a topic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What does infer mean?

• to observe using your senses

• to conduct an experiment

• to use what you know and what you observe to make a conclusion.

Which of these is a factor in an experiment that may change, but is controlled by the scientist?

• model

• investigation

• variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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Which of these is a special type of investigation in which scientists conduct a fair test by controlling variables.

• investigation

• observation

• experiment

• model

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Science is...

• asking questions about the natural world

• doing experiments (and nothing else)

• asking questions about nothing at all

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A ________ is an investigation where a representation of an object or system is used to show something too big, too small, or too far away.

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A scientist will use these to make an observation. 

• Forceps
• Five Senses
• Notepad
• Stopwatch

To make a guess based on what you know or think is called a 

• question
• expectation
• model
• prediction