Inquiry for 100

2. Inquiryfor 100 • ways in which scientists study the world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather • Answer: Scientific Inquiry • Back to Board

3. Inquiryfor 200 • using your senses to gather information • Answer: Observation • Back to Board

4. Inquiryfor 300 • explain or interpret the things you observe • Answer: Infer • Back to Board

5. Inquiryfor 400 • deal with a description that cannot be expressed in numbers • Answer: Qualitative • Back to Board

6. Inquiryfor 500 • a British writer, philosopher, and statesman who lived from 1561 to 1626 who developed a method of scientific inquiry • Answer: Francis Bacon • Back to Board

7. Experiments for 100 • an experiment in which only one variable is changed, or manipulated, at a time • Answer: Controlled Experiment • Back to Board

8. Experiments for 200 • facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations • Answer: data • Back to Board

9. Experiments for 300 • A treatment that isn’t real; a control for a clinical trial • Answer: Placebo • Back to Board

10. Experimentsfor 400 • the one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis (independent variable) • Answer: Manipulated Variable • Back to Board

11. Experiments for 500 • an explanatory statement that has been repeatedly confirmed through experimental testing • Answer: Scientific Theory • Back to Board

12. Safety for 100 • When you finish a lab… • Answer: Clean your work area • Back to Board

13. Safety for 200 • If an accident occurs, • Answer: notify your teacher and follow her directions quickly • Back to Board

14. Safety for 300 • Cognizant of your body and surroundings • Answer: be aware of potential bumps, mistakes, or accidents • Back to Board

15. Safety for 400 • Good Preparation... • Answer: Helps you stay safe • Back to Board

16. Safety for 500 • 2 things to do the day before a lab: • Answer: read the procedure and make sure you understand the directions • Back to Board

17. Thinking like a Scientistfor 100 • sharing ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking • Answer: Communicating • Back to Board

18. Thinking like a Scientistfor 200 • grouping together items that are alike in some way • Answer: Classifying • Back to Board

19. Thinking like a Scientistfor 300 • creating representations of complex objects or processes, i.e. diagram, map • Answer: Making models • Back to Board

20. Thinking like a Scientistfor 400 • when other scientists read and evaluate an experiment, making sure that the original researchers followed the appropriate steps and that there are no lapses in logic • Answer: Peer Review • Back to Board

21. Thinking like a Scientistfor 500 • What does repeating an experiment rule out? • Answer: accidents and variables we may have forgotten to consider • Back to Board

22. Hodge Podge for 100 • Hypothesis must be • Answer: Testable • Back to Board

23. Hodge Podge for 200 • factors that can change in an experiment • Answer: variables • Back to Board

24. Hodge Podge for 300 • how people change the world around them to meet their needs and solve practical problems • Answer: Technology • Back to Board

25. Hodge Podge for 400 • researchers must be able carry out investigations and gather evidence with will either support or disprove the hypothesis • Answer: Testable • Back to Board

26. Hodge Podge for 500 • answered by making observations and gathering evidence • Answer: Scientific Question • Back to Board

27. Final Jeopardy!