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WorksheetsExtra Credit Quizizz- Scientific Vocab and Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 22mins
A statement that answers the original question or problem
Evidence
Claim
Reasoning
Inference
Scientific data that supports a claim
Evidence
Claim
Reasoning
Inference
Process of making decisions and assumptions about the gathered data
Observation
Claim
Reasoning
Inference
The explanation for why your evidence supports your claim
Observation
Claim
Reasoning
Inference
Data our 5 senses gather
Observations
Evidence
Reasoning
Inferences
Observations that include numbers and using rulers, thermometers, and scales
Qualitative data
Evidence
Quantitative data
Answers
Observations that are made with our senses about quality
Qualitative data
Evidence
Quantitative data
Answers
(a) Variable: variable that is controlled by the experimenter
(a) Variable: variable that changes depending on the independent variable
An explanation that is made on the basis of limited evidence in the "If... then..." format
Reasoning
Hypothesis
Evidence
Claim
The 3 levels of Costa's questions are
Applying
Processing
Evaluating
Gathering
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
Observation
Hypothesis
Research
Claim
Which is the first step in the scientific method?
Observation
Hypothesis
Research
Question
Which is the last step in the scientific method?
Communicate results
Hypothesis
Research
Question
What is an example of a claim?
Mr. Ruiz likes Basketball
In the fall, because of changes in the length of daylight and changes in temperature, the leaves stop their food-making process.
The data shows that when leaves are taken away from sunlight, they change colors.
Which variable goes on the x-axis?
Control Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Constants
Which variable goes on the y-axis?
Dependent Variable
Demographic Variable
Independent Variable
Control Variable
Variable that the scientist keeps constant or the SAME during an experiment.
Control Variable
Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
What part of the experiment is how tall the plant grew?
independent variable
dependent variable
constant
the control
An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
Question
Hypothesis
Data Collection
Conclusion
If I add sliced garlic to my aquarium water, then my fish will eat a lot. The IV in this hypothesis is:
Adding garlic to the aquarium
The fish eating a lot
Will a construction paper air plane fly faster than an airplane made from notebook paper?
Choose the BEST hypothesis.
If I make a paper airplane from notebook paper, then it will fly faster than construction paper.
I think the construction paper air plane is better.
A hypothesis is an educated guess that scientists use to predict the outcome of their experiment. What two important words are used in a hypothesis?
Maybe; Might
If; Then
Probably; Definitely
If; Might
Which of these is Qualitative data (2)
Color
Weight
Texture
length
What happens when an experiment shows your hypothesis is wrong?
You stop the experiment.
Look at your information and make a new hypothesis.
Fix your experiment.
How does a scientist decide if their hypothesis was supported or not?
By asking other scientists
By checking if the experiment was fun
By comparing the results to the hypothesis
By changing the hypothesis
When the predator population increases, what do we expect to happen to the prey population?
It will decrease
It will increase
It will stay the same
