Developing questions: Intro to Scientific Method

What is the learning intention mentioned in Chapter 1: Science inquiry skills | Questioning and predicting?

• To understand the history of scientific discoveries

• To memorize scientific facts and figures

• To identify questions that are testable, measurable, and controllable

• To learn about different scientific instruments

What additional factors may need to be considered when solving some scientific questions and problems?

• Only the results from scientific investigation

• Social, cultural, economic or moral factors in addition to results from scientific investigation

• The opinions of political leaders

• The latest trends in popular culture

What are observations?

• Guesses about the unknown

• Information gathered by using the senses

• Calculations made in science

• Experiments conducted in a laboratory

Why are observations important in science?

• They help in making accurate predictions

• They are used to create scientific laws

• They lead to questions that can be explored

• They are the only way to prove a hypothesis

What might be a question that arises from making an observation?

• How do I make an observation?

• Why has that tree grown sideways?

• What is the definition of science?

• When was the concept of science developed?

What are the three characteristics that make a question scientific or investigable?

• Opinions, preferences, and clarity

• Testable, measurable, and controllable

• Vague, specific, and observable

• Preferences, measurable, and controllable

Which of the following is an example of a scientific question?

• Will a cat scratch you less if you give it more treats?

• Does my cat hate me?

• Which type of soap do people like best?

• What type of people enjoy riding a bike?

Why is the question "Does my cat hate me?" not considered a scientific question?

• It is too vague

• It is based on preferences

• It is not controllable

• It is not measurable

What does the term "controllable" mean in the context of a scientific question?

• It can be described in specific terms, such as a numerical value or quality

• It is open to investigation, inquiry, or research

• It is designed to ensure no other variables besides the independent variable are changing the result of an experiment

• It can be answered or investigated via an experiment

Before answering a scientific question, which of the following factors should be considered according to the learning material?

• Social, cultural, economic, and moral factors

• Only economic and moral factors

• Only social and cultural factors

• Only the scientific method