Nature of Science

What is the first step of scientific inquiry?

• ask questions

• hypothesize and predict

• communicate results

After asking questions, a scientist should___

• Hypothesize and Predict

• Test a hypothesis

• Analyze results

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Once a scientist has made a hypothesis and prediction, they should ___

• Communicate their results

• Analyze their results

• test their hypothesis once

• test their hypothesis multiple times

After testing a hypothesis, the scientist should

• communicate results

• analyze results

• further scientific inquiry

• ask questions

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Once a scientist has analyzed the results of their tests, they should

• hypothesize and predict

• ask questions

• draw conclusions

• further scientific inquiry

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The last step of scientific inquiry is

• communicating results

• further scientific inquiry

• test hypothesis

Which of these is not a way to analyze results?

• graph results

• classify information

• make calculations

• make up fake data

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What is a fact?

• a measurement, observation or statement that can be strictly defined

• a personal view, feeling or claim about a topic

• a moral or ethical question

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What is an opinion?

• a measurement, observation or statement that can be strictly defined

• a personal view, feeling or claim about a topic

• a moral or ethical question

Puppies are cuter than kittens is a(n)

• fact

• opinion