Nature of Science: Amoeba Sisters Video Recap

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14 questions

Question 1

What is the scientific method? Is there just one universal method? Why or why not?

Question 1

What is the scientific method? Is there just one universal method? Why or why not?

Question 2

Science has a major goal of

Question 3

Science can lead to the development of:

Question 4

It's important to know that science is:

Question 5

Why is it important to verify the credibility of a source when researching a topic?

Question 6

What does it mean if a science paper is peer-reviewed and why is this significant?

Question 7

observations and inferences are important in science. How would you explain the differnece between the two words?

Question 8

Constants and controls are easily confused by students. How can you explain the differnece between the two words?

Question 9

Why is a control group generally very important in an experiment?

Question 10

10.

Which variable would be an independent variable?

temperature

average number of chirps

Question 11

11.

Which variable would be a dependent variable?

temperature

average number of chirps

Question 12

12.

Which variable would be plotted on the X-axis of a graph

temperature

average number of chirps

Question 13

13.

In the collection of data, list at least 3 important constants (also known as "controlled variables")

Question 14

14.

Write at least 3 potential challenges or important points to consider when conducting the described data collection.