UNIT 7-1: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

UNIT 7-1: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
REVIEW GAME

QUESTION #1 A SCIENTIST HYPOTHESIZES THAT THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH AN ALLIGATOR EGG IS INCUBATED WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ALLIGATOR WILL BE MALE OR FEMALE. IF THE SCIENTIST CONDUCTS A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT, TEMPERATURE WOULD BE CALLED: A-THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE B-THE CONCLUSION C-THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE D-THE MANIPULATED VARIABLE This is the question that your experiment answers

QUESTION #2 WHEN YOU DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THE DATA SUPPORTS THE ORIGINAL HYPOTHESIS, YOU ARE: A-MAKING AN INFERENCE B-MAKING AN OBSERVATION C-DRAWING A CONCLUSION D-POSING A QUESTION

QUESTION #3 A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR A SET OF OBSERVATIONS IS KNOWN AS A(N): A-VARIABLE B-HYPOTHESIS C-THEORY D-CONCLUSION

QUESTION #4 WHAT IS A WELL-TESTED CONCEPT THAT EXPLAINS A WIDE RANGE OF OBSERVATIONS? A-OBSERVATION B-INQUIRY C-THEORY D-INFERENCE

QUESTION #5 A ________________________ VARIABLE IS THE VARIABLE BEING MEASURED IN AN EXPERIMENT. A-CONTROL B-INDEPENDENT C-DEPENDENT D-MANIPULATED

QUESTION #6 WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SHAPE OF A BIRD’S NEST, YOU ARE MAKING A(N): A-OBSERVATION B-INQUIRY C-THEORY D-INFERENCE

QUESTION #7 WHAT SKILL IS A SCIENTIST USING WHEN SHE LISTENS TO THE SOUNDS THAT WHALES MAKE? A-INTERPRETING DATA B-DEVLOPING HYPOTHESES C-MAKING OBSERVATIONS D-DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

QUESTION #8 MEASUREMENTS OF HEIGHTS OF VARIOUS PLANTS IN AN EXPERIMENT ARE CALLED: A-DATA B-CONCLUSIONS C-THEORIES D-INFERENCES Summarize your research in three to five points.

QUESTION #9 WHICH IS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD? A-ANALYZE DATA B-GATHER INFORMATION C-FORM A HYPOTHESIS D-OBSERVE A PROBLEM

QUESTION #10 A SCIENTIST CHANGES THE _____________________ VARIABLE DURING AN EXPERIMENT. A-CONTROL B-DEPENDENT C-RESPONDING D-INDEPENDENT

QUESTION #11 WHEN YOU ANALYZE A TABLE OF MEASUREMENTS TAKEN DURING AN EXPERIMENT, YOU ARE: A-POSING A QUESTION B-INTERPRETING DATA C-MAKING AN INFERENCE D-MANIPULATING VARIABLES

QUESTION #12 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANISMS IS “NOT ALIVE” BASED ON THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT ALL LIVING THINGS SHARE? A-VIRUS B-BACTERIA C-A CACTUS D-AN EARTHWORM

TIE BREAKER #1 A-IS THIS “LIVING” OR “NONLIVING”? B-LIST 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE SHARED BY THIS PICTURE. B-LIST 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE NOT SHARED BY THIS PICTURE.

TIE BREAKER #2 HOMER SIMPSON NOTICES THAT HIS SHOWER IS COVERED WITH GREEN SLIME. HIS FRIEND BARNEY TELLS HIM THAT COCONUT JUICE WILL GET RID OF THE GREEN SLIME. HOMER SPRAYS HALF OF THE SHOWER WITH WATER AND THE OTHER HALF WITH COCONUT JUICE. AFTER 3 DAYS. HOMER RECORDS NO CHANGE IN EITHER SIDES OF THE SHOWER. A-WHAT IS THE CONTROL IN THIS EXPERIMENT? B-WHAT IS THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE? C-WHAT IS THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

TIE BREAKER #3 A-WHAT IS THIS ORGANISM? B-LIST 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE THIS ORGANISM HAS. C-WHAT CHARACTERISTIC OF LIFE DOESN’T THIS ORGANISM HAVE?

QUESTION #1 A SCIENTIST HYPOTHESIZES THAT THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH AN ALLIGATOR EGG IS INCUBATED WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ALLIGATOR WILL BE MALE OR FEMALE. IF THE SCIENTIST CONDUCTS A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT, TEMPERATURE WOULD BE CALLED: A-THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE B-THE CONCLUSION C-THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE D-THE CONTROLLED VARIABLE This is the question that your experiment answers