Lesson 1 - Scientific Investigation

When you explain or interpret an observation, you are

• making models.

• inferring.

• classifying.

• predicting.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Jazzy observed people at school. Which is a qualitative observation she may have made?

• Twenty students walked into class.

• The school sells shirts.

• It was 9:06 A.M.

• All of the above

When you are using one or more of your senses to gather information, you are

• observing.

• inferring.

• classifying.

• evaluating.

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NGSS.4-LS1-2

When you organize objects into groups, you are

• classifying.

• predicting.

• making models.

• communicating.

What is the process of sharing ideas with other people?

• communicating

• making models

• observing

• predicting

What is a varible that you change in an experiment on purpose?

• Independent variable

• constant variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

In the study on light exposure and plant growth, the amount of light is

• an independent variable.

• a dependent varible.

• constant variable.

• controlled variable.

Which group serves as a baseline or standard for comparison?

• control group

• experimental group

• political group

• music group

Which group receives the treatment (independent variable)?

• control group

• music group

• band group

• experimental group

What variable is influenced by the independent variable in an experiment?

• constant variable

• control variable

• dependent variable

• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2