This is a quiet activity. Read the question. THINK of the answer. Never yell out your answer.

Name the vocabulary word. Having an attitude of doubt.

When a person’s likes and dislikes influence how he or she thinks.

When the culture in which a person grows up affects the way that person thinks about something.

A mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a certain result more likely.

The rules that enable people to know right from wrong.

You make decisions and draw conclusions based on available evidence.

Personal feelings affect how you make a decisions or reach a conclusion.

A way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation.

Specific observations are used to make generalizations.

The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.

A possible answer to a scientific question. Reasonable and educated possible explanation based on what you know and what you observe

Factors that can change in an experiment, must be the same.

The one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis. Examples: –way the groups held the paper towels – way that they dropped the pennies onto the paper towel

The factor that may change in response to the independent variable. Examples: –way the groups held the paper towels (pulled tight and ripped so held less pennies) –way that they dropped the pennies onto the paper towel (hand full versus one at a time could cause to rip more quickly)

An experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time.

The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through qualitative and quantitative observations.

A well-tested and widely accepted explanation of observations and experimental results.

A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.

In science any representation of an object or an event used as a tool for understanding the natural world

List some examples of models used in science: Physical models: Cell model Globe of earth Microscope Dinosaur model Solar system model Computer models: Predict weather patterns Predict earthquakes Calculate numbers Idea Models: Drawings Einstein’s theory of relativity: E=mc 2