Nature of Science

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Which of the following is a scientific observation? The potato is brown in color., The potato tastes the best., The potato may cause allergies., The potato smells funny.

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The potato is brown in color.

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What is another word for hypothesis?

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prediction

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Which question can best be investigated by a scientist? Options: Should I buy a red shirt or a green shirt?, Does chocolate milk or plain milk taste better?, Does a plant need sunlight to grow?, Which feels softer, cat fur or dog fur?

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Does a plant need sunlight to grow?

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Why should an experiment be repeated?

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to reduce the chance of error

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The part of an experiment a scientist is testing: Control, Variable, Results, Conclusion

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Variable

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What is an inference?

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A statement based off of your observations.

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What would we call the water in an experiment with three plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water?

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Control

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I see that Mrs. McDermott is holding a coffee cup, I assume that there is coffee in the coffee cup. By making the assumption that there is coffee in the mug, I have made a(n)

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inference

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A _________________________ is used to help make things visible that we can not see.

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microscope

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A ___________________ is a set of steps that tell us how to complete an investigation.

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procedure