Unit 1 Study Practice

A prejudice, or unfair opinion, either for or against something or someone. Bias can cause errors in the data collected during scientific investigations, which can lead to inaccurate conclusions.

• bias

• opinion

• hypothesis

• story

A statement that presents an idea as truth.

• claim

• hypothesis

• prediction

• fact

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A method of carefully examining a subject or idea using a variety of thought processes to construct and evaluate knowledge.

• critical thinking

• logical thinking

• being creative

• scientific method

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Pieces of information obtained through observation.

• data

• results

• conclusion

• prediction

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Information, or data, gathered through observation and conducting experiments.

• empirical evidence

• indirect evidence

• anecdotal evidence

• trace evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A planned series of actions that test whether an idea is true.

• experiment

• to do list

• scientific research

• experience

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A non-biased observation that can be proved to be true.

• fact

• opinion

• evidence

• inquiry

A statement that proposes a testable explanation for a natural phenomenon. It is based on observation and prior knowledge and is a starting point for an experiment.

• hypothesis

• opinion

• experiment

• observation

An orderly process of gathering and thoroughly examining facts and testing them to find out whether they can explain something that happens.

• investigation

• research study

• experiment

• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The process of using the senses to collect information. An observation is also a piece of information gathered by using the senses.

• observation

• hypothesis

• inference

• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8