Inquiry Review August- September 6

1) Gathering information through the senses is which of the following processes? A) Analyzing B) observing C) Hypothesizing D) Inferring 2) Jamal sees a flock of geese flying south, and he thinks they are migrating to a warmer climate for the winter. In order to reach his explanation, he had to _________________. A) make an inference, then a conclusion B) make a prediction, then an inference C) make an observation, then an inference D) make a prediction, then a conclusion

Find the 6 differences between the two pictures. See if you can list 6 differences. This, of course, will not be on a test August 23

The answers are … Answers: Woman’s hair, boot, glove, belly button, wall socket, dress

Identify the following lab equipment:

Answers Aug. 26

1. _____________ The building is taller than the tree. 2. _____________ The sidewalk is long. 3. _____________ The sidewalk is 100 meters long. 4. _____________ The race was over quickly. 5. _____________ The race was over in 10 minutes.

Read the information below and then answer the questions. SpongeBobPatrick Which person was the control? 2. What is the independent variable? 3. What is the dependent variable? 4. Based on the data, how would you rate the new bait? August 30

SpongeBob and Patrick love to go jellyfishing. They wondered if a new brand of jellyfish bait would help them catch more jellyfish. To test their idea, they bought a big container of bait for their next 3 trips to their top-secret fishing spot. SpongeBob fished without any bait, while Patrick used the new bait. Both of them kept track of how many jellyfish they caught in 30 minutes, which is shown in the chart. 1.Which person was the control? 2. What is the independent variable? SpongeBob Jellyfish Bait 3. What is the dependent variable? Number of jellyfish caught 4. Based on the data, how would you rate the new bait? The bait appears to have helped a small amount, but shouldn’t be rated as a great deal. Overall Patrick caught 2 more jellyfish than SpongeBob.

1) In what step of the Scientific Method do you ask a question? A)Conclusion B)Problem C) Hypothesis D)Information 2) In what step of the Scientific Method do you go to the library or ask an expert? A)Conclusion B)Hypothesis C)Problem D)Information 3)The possible answer to the problem. A)Hypothesis B) Conclusion C) Data D)Experiment 4) The actual answer to the problem. A) Hypothesis B )Data C) Conclusion 5) The variable that you change in the experiment. Also called the manipulated variable. A) Controlled B) Dependent C) Independent

Matching Write the definition that goes with each word (s). Hypothesis Dependent variable Control Experiment Draw Conclusions Gather and Analyze Results Gather information Independent Variable Question 1. _____ What is being tested in an experiment. The only difference between the experimental groups. What you control. 2. _____ What is being affected during the experiment. What you will look at to get the results of the experiment. 3. _____ A detailed list of steps or procedures used to test the hypothesis. 4. _____ Statements that accepts or rejects the hypothesis based on analyzed data. 5. _____Test group that has nothing changed. It is what the experimental group is compared to. 6._____ Obtaining information from research and observation to form a hypothesis. 7. _____The information obtained from the experiment and determining what they say. 8. _____ An educated guess to what the results of the question will be. 9. _____ What you will be solving through scientific experimentation.

Sept. 5

What’s wrong? Identify 6 different safety concerns shown in the picture below. September 16

The answers are … Don’t fool around during a lab. Always point test tubes and other items away from yourself and others when heating. Always wear safety goggles when doing an experiment Keep hair and other flammable objects away from flames. Don’t leave a flame unattended.