Scientific Method Flashcards

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What is the scientific method?

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A process that is used go find answers to questions about the world around us.

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2
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How many steps are in the scientific method?

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Six

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What are the six steps in the scientific method?

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1.) Ask a question
2.) Do background research
3.) Construct a hypothesis
4.) Test your hypothesis by doing an experiment
5.) Analyze your data and draw a conclusion
6.) Report your results(Was your hypothesis correct?)

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4
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What is a hypothesis?

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An educated guess based on observations and your knowledge of the topic

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5
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What is data?

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It is information gathered during an experiment

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6
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What does a bar graph show?

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something that can be used to shoe how something changes over time or to compare items

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What does a bar graph have?

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an x-axis and a y-axis

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What does an x-axis have?

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time period/what is being measured?

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What does a y-axis have?

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numbers for the amount of stuff being measured

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What is a line graph used for?

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it can be used to show two something changed over time

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