Scientific Process Skills Station Quiz

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1. (a)   A variable that the scientist changes or what changes on its own (the cause).

2. (a)   Gathering all the information (or data) about an event, object, or experiment, and using it to answer questions or solve problems. You practiced this skill when you analyzed the circle and bar graph.

3. (a)   Scientists must give talks, write lab reports, talk with a variety of audiences, and educate others. Therefore, they must be able to do this effectively. You practiced this skill when you drew a simple picture and described it to your partner.

4. (a)   These skills involve length, volume, area, mass and temperature to describe objects. You practiced this skill when you measured your partner’s body parts.

5. (a)   A variable that is being studied and/ or measured (the effect).

6. (a)   Categorizing something into a group, based on certain common characteristics. You practiced this skill when you grouped the buttons in different ways.

7. (a)   This skill refers to both describing, while using the 5 senses, and measuring. You practiced this skill when you completed the “Brown Bag Activity.”

8. (a)   Forecasting of future events based on past observations or available data (information). You practiced this skill when you dropped water onto the coins.