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Thinking like a scientist Math and Graph in Science The world of science Thinking like a scientist Measurement Math and Graph in Science Scientific Method 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

Topic 1 – 1 Point QUESTION: ANSWER: What are the 5 senses you observe with? ANSWER: Sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch

Topic 1 – 2 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What is honesty? Being truthful in what you say and do

Topic 1 – 3 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Explaining or interpreting the things you observe from the past or present is? ANSWER: Inferring

Topic 1 – 4 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Grouping together items that are alike in some way is known as? ANSWER: classifying

Topic 1 – 5 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Define evaluating Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them

Topic 2 – 1 Point QUESTION: ANSWER: Good scientists have an even balance between ANSWER: Open-mindedness and skepticism

Topic 2 – 2 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Knowing right from wrong is. Ethics

Topic 2 – 3 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: using evidence to make decisions. Objective Reasoning

Topic 2 – 4 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Describe deductive reasoning. explaining things by starting general then getting more specific. Bigger idea to smaller idea(V)

Topic 2 – 5 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What is bias? Knowing that your past experiences and/or beliefs can influence (bias) how you interpret new information.

Topic 3 – 1 Point QUESTION: ANSWER: What is a meniscus? The line of liquid in a graduated cylinder. Measured from the bottom.

Topic 3 – 2 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What is the SI unit for volume? meter³

Topic 3 – 3 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: How do you find the volume of a regular object? ANSWER: Measure water in a graduated cylinder Add object. Measure the water in the graduated cylinder again. Find the difference between the 2

Topic 3 – 4 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What are the 3 different types of measurement scales used for temperature? Where are they used? ANSWER: SI- Kelvin- science. Fahrenheit- US. Celsius- most countries.

Topic 3 – 5 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What is the SI unit for Density? Kg/m³

Topic 4 – 1 Point QUESTION: ANSWER: Which type of graph would you use when you are comparing data over a period of time? ANSWER: A line graph

Topic 4 – 2 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What is the range? The difference between the largest and smallest number in a data set

Topic 4 – 3 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: How do you determine the scale of a data set ANSWER: Find the largest and smallest number of the data set.

Topic 4 – 4 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What are the steps of finding the median of a data set? ANSWER: 1- order the numbers from least to greatest 2-find the middle number 3-if two numbers are in the middle find the mean of those two numbers.

Topic 4 – 5 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other? ANSWER: precision

Topic 5 – 1 Point QUESTION: ANSWER: A possible answer to a scientific inquiry is? ANSWER: A Hypothesis

Topic 5 – 2 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What is data? Facts, figures, pictures, other evidence.

Topic 5 – 3 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What are the three main ways you can research a problem? ANSWER: Internet, book, or ask an expert

Topic 5 – 4 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What is a controlled experiment? When all variable except the independent variable are controlled. When only one variable is being manipulated at a time.

Topic 5 – 5 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Explain repeated trials When you perform your experiment multiple times to ensure that your results are accurate.