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WorksheetsNature of Science Review 6th-8th Grade
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Independent variable (input)
What I change
What I observe and measure
What remains the same
Dependent variable (output)
What I change
What I observe and measure
What remains the same
Control (constant)
What I change
What I observe and measure
What remains the same
An idea or explanation that you then test through study and experimentation
hypothesis
theory
scientific law
If a hypothesis is not supported by the data, the hypothesis is...
still valuable if it leads to further investigation
incorrect and, therefore, not valuable
discarded
Select all the phrases that a scientist would use
results support
results fail to support
results prove
When a scientists conducts multiple trials of their own experiment
repetition
replication
When scientists have other scientists copy their experiment to see if they get the same results
repetition
replication
Select all the benefits of scientific models
Represents ideas or objects that cannot be experienced directly
Helps us understand the natural wolrd
Helps us notice patterns and make predictions
Oversimplify the process
Creates misconceptions
Select all of the following that scientific knowledge is based on.
empirical evidence
logical reasoning
beliefs
opinions
predictions and models
Well-substantiated EXPLANATION of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment
theory
law
A statement based on repeated experimental observations that DESCRIBES some aspect of the universe.
theory
law
