Nature of Science Part 2

What is an inference?

¿Qué es una inferencia?

After you write a question, the next step in the scientific method would be to form a

Después de escribir una pregunta, el siguiente paso del método científico sería formar una

Which of these questions would be part of a true scientific experiment?

¿Cuál de estas preguntas sería parte de un verdadero experimento científico?

Rebecca wants to see if her kitten prefers new chicken flavored treats over her usual beef flavored treats. She puts 10 chicken treats in one bowl and 10 beef flavored treats in another bowl. She sees which treats her kitten eats first and repeats this experiment for 3 days.

What is the independent variable (test)?

Rebecca wants to see if her kitten prefers new chicken flavored treats over her usual beef flavored treats. She puts 10 chicken treats in one bowl and 10 beef flavored treats in another bowl. She sees which treats her kitten eats first and repeats this experiment for 3 days.

What is the dependent variable (outcome)?

This group is the normal group of an experiment that does not get tested. It is called the _____________________.

Este grupo es el grupo normal de un experimento que no se prueba. Se llama ______________________________.

Factors in an experiment that are kept the same in each trial throughout the entire experiment are called:

Los factores de un experimento que se mantienen iguales en cada ensayo durante todo el experimento se denominan:

In this experiment, what is the DEPENDENT variable?

En este experimento, ¿cuál es la variable DEPENDIENTE?

Consider the same experiment, what variables could be held constant? (select ALL that apply)

Considere el mismo experimento, ¿qué variables podrían mantenerse constantes? (seleccione todas las que correspondan)