Intro to Science Skills

What is the purpose of an experiment?

• To communicate data

• To test a hypothesis

• To prove a scientific law

• None of the above

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Grouping together items that are alike or that have shared characteristics is

• classifying

• making models

• investigating

• evaluating

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Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion

• evaluating

• investigating

• predicting

• observing

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Which is an observation made from the photo?

• There are two butterlies.

• The butterflies are resting because they are tired.

• The butterflies are mates.

• The butterflies live in a forest.

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

• Constant

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

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The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as 

• Control
• Constant
• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable

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This variable is the one thing that changed on purpose...

• Dependent Variable

• Control

• Independent Variable

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?

"Does eating breakfast improve test scores?"

• eating breakfast or not

• the grade you got on the test

• what time you get up in the morning

• how tasty the breakfast is

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.

• They type of pot you put the plants in.

• The amount you water each plant.

• The amount of sunlight the plants get.

• The amount the plant grows.

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Mr. Pransky wants to see how different surfaces affect how high a tennis ball can bounce. What is the independent variable?

• the different surfaces

• using the same ball

• how high they bounce

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