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| a way to gather information and they often lead to questions |
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| What are the 2 types of observations? |
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1. Quantitative
2. Qualitative |
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| What should observations be? |
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| What is the scientific method do? |
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"Thow all were partially in the truth, they were all in the wrong"
This quote is from the story of ____________________ |
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| The Elephant in which an elephant comes to New Zealand for the first time, and five blind men each find one quality to make a conclusion, and they are all wrong. |
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| What does the scientific method do? |
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| solves problems and answers questions |
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| What are the steps to the scientific method? |
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1. Identify a problem
2. Make a hypothesis
3. Make predictions about your hypothesis
4. Test your hypothesis
5. Draw conclusions
6. Communicate your results |
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| What are controlled experiments used for? |
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| How many variables do you test in a controlled experiment? |
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| There are 2 groups in a controlled experiment? |
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1. Control Group
2 Experimental Group |
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| What is the experimental group? |
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| What are the two types of variables? |
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1. Independent
2. Dependent |
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| What is the independent variable? |
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| Condition that is being evaluated for its effect |
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| What is the dependent variable? |
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| Condition that is effected by the independent variable |
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X is the dependent variable
Y is the independent variable |
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