Nature of Science Review

What is Science?

• The process of learning that allows us to gather information and find answers.

• The process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation.

• A process of learning that employs critical thinking skills to find answers and construct experiments.

• A process of learning where the five senses are used in order to gather information.

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What is the Scientific Method?

• Using the five senses to gather information about the natural world.

• A scientific test performed in order to answer questions about the natural world.

• A process for solving problems that uses steps to check for accuracy.

• The process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation.

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Which of the following is NOT considered a branch of Science?

• Biology

• Geology

• Physics

• Astrology

What is an experiment?

• The process of observing explosions in the laboratory.

• The process of identifying a problem in science and finding an answer.

• A scientific test that answers questions about the natural world.

• A scientific test that allows a scientist to win a Nobel Prize.

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When making observations, which of the following should you never use unless you are told to do so?

What does a hypothesis do?

• Explains the experimental procedure.

• Proves whether an experiment was successful or not.

• Describes the results of what happened in an experiment.

• Describes what a scientist thinks will happen in an experiment.

What is the independent variable in Maria"s experiment?

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What is the dependent variable in Maria"s experiment?

Name at least two control variables that you found in Maria's experiment.

Write a hypothesis for Maria's experiment using the If...Then Format.

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