Science Lesson 3: Designing and Conducting Investigations

What is an experiment?

• An accident

• A fair test

• Something that happens and isn't planned

• Something to eat

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Information you gather with your senses is called an:

• Optical illusion

• Guess

• Variable

• Observation

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A scientist thinks of a question and an answer that makes sense. That answer is called a:

• Variable

• Data

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

Something that may change in an experiment is called a:

• Variable

• Accident

• Data

• Investigation

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The parts of the experiment that stay the SAME are called:

• Controlled Variables

• Independent Variables

• Dependent Variables

The variable you CAN change is called the:

• Controlled variable

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

The responding variable or result you get is called the:

• Controlled variable

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

The observations you make or any measurements you take are called:

• Answers

• Talking Points

• Data

• Journals

Your decision about your data is called your:

• Conclusion

• Dessert

• Investigation

• Experiment

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Do scientists always prove their hypothesis is correct?

• Yes

• No

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