Nature of Science Review Game

Fill in the blank: __________ is information gained by using your senses or tools to observe and measure the world.

• Empirical Evidence

• Anecdotal Opinion

• Personal Belief

• Speculation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Fill in the blank: __________ is using clear, step-by-step thinking to make sense of data or reach a conclusion.

• Logical Reasoning

• Guesswork

• Random Sampling

• Emotional Response

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Fill in the blank: __________ is looking at new facts or data to see if they support or change what we already believe.

• Evaluating New Evidence

• Making Predictions

• Ignoring Contradictions

• Forming Hypotheses

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Fill in the blank: __________ is looking at how different scientists did an experiment and what results they got.

• Comparing Methods and Results

• Making Predictions

• Formulating Hypotheses

• Drawing Conclusions

Fill in the blank: __________ is doing the same experiment again to see if you get the same results.

• Replication

• Observation

• Prediction

• Measurement

Fill in the blank: __________ are drawings, diagrams, simulations, or objects used to help explain something hard to observe.

• Scientific Models

• Scientific Laws

• Scientific Theories

• Scientific Experiments

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Fill in the blank: __________ are tools like computers, sensors, or microscopes that help scientists collect or study data.

• Using Technology

• Making Observations

• Drawing Conclusions

• Forming Hypotheses

Fill in the blank: __________ is a well-tested explanation that is supported by lots of evidence.

• Scientific Theory

• Hypothesis

• Guess

• Observation

Fill in the blank: __________ is a rule that describes a pattern in nature and states what is always true under the same conditions.

• Scientific Law

• Scientific Theory

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

What is the term for the following definition? Looking at charts, graphs, or numbers to understand what the data is saying.

• Analyzing Data

• Ignoring Data

• Guessing Results

• Drawing Pictures

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1