Scientific Investigation Flashcards

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What is an investigation?

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A way to carefully observe, study, or test something.

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What is an experiment?

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Using the Scientific Method to test a question with controlled conditions.

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What are repeated observations?

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To study nature so it isn’t messed with (animals, plants, etc).

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What are models used for in scientific investigations?

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Used to represent real objects (planets, bridges, weather, etc).

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What are controls in an experiment?

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The things you control in the experiment that stay the same for each trial.

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What are variables in an experiment?

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The things that you change during the experiment.

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What are trials in an experiment?

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How many times you complete the entire experiment.

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Why must you perform several trials?

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To get accurate results.

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What is empirical evidence?

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Information you can only get by observing or completing an experiment.

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What must all data in an investigation be?

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Testable and have evidence to support it.