Book 1: Sections 1 & 2

What is one of the first steps in the scientific methods?

• Make a hypothesis

• Analyze Data

• Ask a Question

• Draw a conclusion

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

Life Science is the study of...

• Machines

• Outer Space

• Living Things

• Weather Patterns

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Which activity would you find a life scientist researching?

• 
  studying rock layers

• 
  researching how magnets work

• 
  studying weather patterns

• 
  

  inspecting dead seagulls

Good scientists all do the following....... except

• Be open to new ideas

• Asks follow up questions

• 
  Give up if experiment fails

• Wonders about how things are connected

Information that you get from your senses(sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) are_________

• Inferences

• Things

• Observations

• Fake

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Data is

• 
  the information you collect from an experiment

• Fake News

• Boring

• A character from Star Wars

What is OBSERVING?

• using one or more of your senses

• Watching a sports game and cheering for your team

• Looking at some things a few times and not thinking about it

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What is the first step in the scientific methods?

• draw conclusions

• 
  make a hypothesis

• test the experiment

• ask a question / make an observation

Type of data that contains numbers.

• 
  Qualitative Data

• 
  Quantitative Data