Nature of Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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Jennifer LaSanta

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Nature of Science

A way of KNOWING....

Multiple Select

What is science? Select ALL correct answers.

an explanation about how things work

an opinion about things that are made by people.

a body of evidence that has been collected.

a way of learning about nature.

What are the MAIN goals of Science?

The goal of science is to learn how nature works by observing the natural and physical world and to understand this world through research and experimentation.

Multiple Choice

The variable that is changed on purpose or one that is being TESTED is:

Control

Dependent

Independent

Outcome

Multiple Choice

This is the OUTCOME of the experiment. We get data and results from this.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

Control

Constant

Multiple Choice

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

hypothesis

question/problem

procedures

conclusion

Multiple Choice

What is the dependent variable in the following experiment? Plants grow more when exposed to classical music

Exposure to classical music

Normal exposure to noises with no music

height of plant

Multiple Choice

What is the independent variable in the following experiment? Plants grow more when exposed to classical music

Exposure to classical music

height of plant

Normal exposure to noises with no music

Multiple Choice

Theory or Law??? Changes with new observations.

Theory

Law

Multiple Choice

Theory or Law??? Predicts what will happen in the natural world.

Law

Theory

Multiple Choice

At one point in time, many people thought disease was caused by fate or by incorrect behavior. Following the invention of the microscope, bacteria were discovered. After this, a new theory of what causes disease arose that was known as the germ theory. Why was the original theory modified?

It quickly became obvious that germs cause disease.

The person who invented the microscope became ill.

New evidence prompted revision to the original ideas.

The proponents of the germ theory had political power.

Multiple Choice

Why is it important that scientists modify scientific theories when important new information is discovered?

to confuse other scientists

to keep the theory interesting and fresh

to keep the theory as accurate and effective as possible

to make sure the general public does not understand the theory

Multiple Choice

Scenario: You want to test whether water helps to improve plant growth. What is the Independent Variable? (Remember: Independent Variables are what "I"change in the experiment.

The growth of the plant

Amount of Sunlight

Amount of Water

Multiple Choice

Scenario: You want to test whether water improves the growth of plants. What is the Dependent variable? (Remember: Dependent Variables are what you are measuring or observing.)

The amount of water

The growth of the plant

The amount of sunlight

Multiple Choice

On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?

x-axis

y-axis

neither

it changes

Multiple Choice

On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?

x-axis

y-axis

neither

it changes

Multiple Choice

The dependent variable is total cost

The dependent variable is weight

The independent variable is total cost

The independent variable is cost of a package

Multiple Choice

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

words

minutes

Multiple Choice

Name the DEPENDENT variable from the table below.

minutes

bubbles

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