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Scientific Inquiry
Inquiry **
Experiments
Safety
Thinking like a
Scientist
Hodge Podge
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Inquiry for 100
ways in which scientists study the
world and propose explanations
based on the evidence they gather
Answer: Scientific Inquiry
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Inquiry for 200
using your senses to gather
information
Answer: Observation
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Inquiry for 300
explain or interpret the things you
observe
Answer: Infer
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Inquiry for 400
deal with a description that cannot
be expressed in numbers
Answer: Qualitative
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Inquiry for 500
a British writer, philosopher, and
statesman who lived from 1561 to
1626 who developed a method of
scientific inquiry
Answer: Francis Bacon
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Experiments for 100
an experiment in which only one
variable is changed, or
manipulated, at a time
Answer: Controlled Experiment
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Experiments for 200
facts, figures, and other evidence
gathered through observations
Answer: data
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Experiments for 300
A treatment that isn’t real; a
control for a clinical trial
Answer: Placebo
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Experiments for 400
the one variable that is purposely
changed to test a hypothesis
(independent variable)
Answer: Manipulated Variable
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Experiments for 500
an explanatory statement that has
been repeatedly confirmed through
experimental testing
Answer: Scientific Theory
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Safety for 100
When you finish a lab…
Answer: Clean your work area
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Safety for 200
If an accident occurs,
Answer: notify your teacher and
follow her directions quickly
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Safety for 300
Cognizant of your body and
surroundings
Answer: be aware of potential
bumps, mistakes, or accidents
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Safety for 400
Good Preparation...
Answer: Helps you stay safe
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Safety for 500
2 things to do the day before a lab:
Answer: read the procedure and
make sure you understand the
directions
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Thinking like a Scientist
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sharing ideas and experimental
findings with others through writing
and speaking
Answer: Communicating
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Thinking like a Scientist
for 200
grouping together items that are
alike in some way
Answer: Classifying
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Thinking like a Scientist
for 300
creating representations of complex
objects or processes, i.e. diagram,
map
Answer: Making models
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Thinking like a Scientist
for 400
when other scientists read and
evaluate an experiment, making
sure that the original researchers
followed the appropriate steps and
that there are no lapses in logic
Answer: Peer Review
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Thinking like a Scientist
for 500
What does repeating an experiment
rule out?
Answer: accidents and variables we
may have forgotten to consider
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Hodge Podge for 100
Hypothesis must be
Answer: Testable
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Hodge Podge for 200
factors that can change in an
experiment
Answer: variables
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Hodge Podge for 300
how people change the world
around them to meet their needs
and solve practical problems
Answer: Technology
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Hodge Podge for 400
researchers must be able carry out
investigations and gather evidence
with will either support or disprove
the hypothesis
Answer: Testable
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Hodge Podge for 500
answered by making observations
and gathering evidence
Answer: Scientific Question
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Final Jeopardy!
Score
Lab
Tables
Showers
Boards
Wager
Right
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Wrong
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