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Scientific Inquiry/Method Answer Key

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#1 What is the first step of the Scientific Inquiry/Method Ask a Question
#2 When you need a starting point for designing a new experiment, you could: __________________ something you are ____________ about. Observe; curious
#3 When you run a controlled experiment the FIRST time, do you change any variables? No
#4 Name two ways to describe Good Data Specific and Detailed
#5 Which graph resembles a pie cut into slices? Circle Graph
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#1 If you do not find the answer to your question through Background Research, what should you do next? Make a Hypothesis
#2 What is a Procedure? A step-by-step list of how to carry out the experiment
#3 When you run a controlled experiment the SECOND time, how many variables do you change? Only 1
#4 Measurements are not helpful in good data ? True/False False
#5 When we have to INFER information, what are we doing? We are using facts of observations to reach a conclusion. (Reading between the lines and guessing)
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#1 After you conduct your experiment or observation, what should you do? Analyze results
#2 Should any scientist be able to repeat an experiment based on your procedure steps alone, no matter where he or she is? yes
#3 What do we call the factors in an experiment that stay the same? Constants
#4 Good data must be accurate: True/ False True
#5 How do we ensure that our experiment findings are accurate? In order to ensure that findings are accurate, conduct several trials of the experiment
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#1 What step of the Scientific Inquiry/Method is like the end of an essay? The Conclusion
#2 Why should other scientists be able repeat your experiment? It allows them to evaluate your results
#3 What is the Independent Variable? It is the variable that you change in an experiment on purpose
#4 Why do we record our data DURING an experiment? It is easy to forget things
#5 What does a line graph show? Line graphs help to show how one variable affects another, or in other words, how the dependent variable changes because of the independent variable
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#1 If the Hypothesis and Conclusion do not match, what do you do? Change 1 variable and do the experiment again
#2 How many times should you do a contolled experiment? At least 2 times.
#3 What is another description of the Dependent Variabe? It is the Results of your experiment, or "what happened"
#4 Which type of graph uses rectangles to represent a different part or a category? Bar Graph
#5 Which type of scientist follows the Scientific Inquiry/Method? All of them!
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