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Savvas 6th Grade Chapter 1 What is Science Assessment 6th Grade Modified

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Question 1
1.

Explaining or interpreting the things you observe based on reasoning from what you already know is called:

Question 2
2.

If you conduct an experiment and draw conclusions that are based on your beliefs rather than the facts, you are using:

Question 3
3.

For her science project, a student collects data on deer spotted in a field each day. For the first five days of her study, she counted 23, 16, 18, 27, and 19 deer. What type of observation do these data represent?

Question 4
4.

Which is an example of using ethics in experiments?

Question 5
5.

Scientific knowledge changes with:

Question 6
6.
Scientists who possess the attitude of _______   are eager to learn more about the topics they study.
Question 7
7.

Making ____________  involves creating representations of complex objects or processes to help people study and understand things that cannot be observed.

Question 8
8.

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

Question 9
9.

________________is the process of grouping together items that have similar characteristics.

Question 10
10.

Scientists who possess the attitude of ______________ always report their observations and results truthfully.

Question 11
11.

Unlike a scientific theory, a scientific hypothesis describes an observed pattern in nature without attempting to explain it.

Question 12
12.

Name the 3 of the 6 stages of the process of scientific inquiry

Question 13
13.

One characteristic of a scientific theory is that it is well-tested.

Question 14
14.

Science means:

Question 15
15.

1. Skepticism is __________________.

Question 16
16.

6. Cultural bias is____________________________

Question 17
17.

Name the two types of Scientific Reasoning

Question 18
18.

7. Inductive reasoning is using specific observations to make a generalization

Question 19
19.

9. Scientific experimentation involves characteristics such as curiosity, open-mindedness, skepticism, creativity, honesty, and ethics.

Question 20
20.

14. The influence of likes and dislikes on thinking is called __________________

Question 21
21.

15. Being subjective involves drawing conclusions based on evidence.

Question 22
22.

What is an independent variable?

Question 23
23.

What is a dependent variable?

Question 24
24.

What is the first step in the Scientific Method?

Question 25
25.

What is a hypothesis?

Question 26
26.

What is a step-by-step process used to conduct an experiment or investigation called?

Question 27
27.

From the steps given, what is the final step in the scientific method?

Question 28
28.

Sally is collecting data on her classmates favorite sports. Is she collecting quantitative or qualitative data?

Question 29
29.

A basketball coach is recording the heights of her players. Is she recording qualitative or quantitative data?

Question 30
30.

A teacher is tracking math scores for a class. Is she collecting quantitative or qualitative data?

Question 31
31.

A student decides to collect some data about a tree in his yard. Select which types of data he can collect that would be quantitative.

Question 32
32.

A ___________________________ is a scientific experiment is which only 1 variable at a time is changed to test.

Question 33
33.

Data is not facts, figures, and other evidence gathered throught qualitative and quantitaive observations.

Question 34
34.

Name 2 ways scientists communicate and share their results.

Question 35
35.

Define Scientific Theory and Scientific Law