BGE Science - Key Components of Investigation

Match each Key Component of an investigation to the correct description.

• Experiment instructions

• Evaluation

• Answer to the aim

• Results

• The data collected

• Method

• How well you felt the experiment went

• Aim

• What you are trying to find out

• Conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which key component includes a prediction of the outcome of the investigation?

When you repeat an experiment it improves the

• accuracy

• reliability

• precision

• smoothness

What is one of the main goals when conducting a science investigation?

• To prove a hypothesis wrong

• To carry out the investigation using a method safely

• To make the investigation as complex as possible

• To avoid recording any data

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

You should ​ (a)   data ​ (b)   during a science ​ (c)   .

• record
• accurately
• experiment
• ignore
• incorrectly
• test

What does it mean for a measurement to be reliable?

• It is accurate.

• It gives similar results repeatedly.

• It has a large margin of error.

• It measures what it is supposed to measure.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which activity shows the most variation in heart rate across the tests?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The​ (a)   variable is the one you change.

The dependent variable is the one you​ (b)   .

​ (c)   variables are ones that are kept the​ (d)   .

• independent
• measure
• Controlled
• same
• observe
• calculate
• alter
• different

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Match the variable to the correct description.

• Age of the person

• Dependent (one that is measured)

• Temperature

• Controlled (ones that are kept the same)

• Sweat Produced

• Independent (one that is changed)

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Match the variable to the correct description.

• Test Score

• Independent (one that is changed)

• Number of questions in the test

• Dependent (one that is measured)

• Time spent revising

• Controlled (ones that are kept the same)

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2