Inquiry Quiz (1W)

1. If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately...

• 1. Notify your teacher

• 1. Run for the fire extinguisher

• 1. Throw water on the fire

• 1. Open the window

1. What kind of observation involves numbers or measurements? 

• Qualitative

• Subjective

• Quantitative

• Inference

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should...

• 1. Figure it out as you do the lab

• 1. Try several methods until it works

• 1. Ask the teacher before proceeding

•  Skip it and go on to the next part

1. In a laboratory, the following should not be worn.

• 1. Loose clothing

• 1. Sandals

• 1. Dangling jewelry

• 1. All of the above

1. Which of the following is the typical order of the scientific method? 

• 1. Observation → Hypothesis → Experiment → Analysis → Conclusion

• 1. Experiment → Observation → Hypothesis → Analysis → Conclusion

• 1. Observation → Experiment → Hypothesis → Analysis → Conclusion

• 1. Hypothesis → Observation → Experiment → Analysis → Conclusion

1) Descriptions of the natural world using our senses is an (a)  

2) The understanding of the natural world around us is ​ (b)  

3) A conclusion reached through evidence and reasoning is an ​ (c)  

• Observation
• Science
• Inferences

1) The Independent variable is what the scientist ​ (a)  

2) The Dependent variable is what the scientist ​ (b)  

3) The Control variables are what the scientist ​ (c)  

• Manipulates (Changes)
• Measures
• Kept the same

Classify the following statements as an observation or inference.

Groups:

(a) Observation

,

(b) Inference

• The bee is yellow with black stripes

• The leaves are green and flat

• The bee is attracted to the flowers due to their bright colours

• The leaves are green because they contain a green dye

• The leaves are shiny on the top surface

Why do we need control variables in our experiments?

List two qualitative observations about the image: