Chapter 1
What is Science?
Grade 7
Which of the following is a valid
reason why a scientist might reject a
scientific theory?
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A statement that describes what
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scientific inquiry.
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scientific law.
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Observations that deal with
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One useful tool that may help a
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Chris doesn’t think chipmunks are very
smart, so her hypothesis is that they
won’t be able to find the nuts she has
hidden in the garden. This is an
example of _____
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During an experiment, if you purposely
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When scientists put things into
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Using one or more of your senses to
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Every human being has rights. Mark is a
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A summary of what you learned from
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When scientific investigations produce
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Scientific knowledge changes with
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new magazine articles.
careful reading of facts.
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4. Making sure that only useful
data is collected.
If you conduct an experiment and
draw conclusions that are based on
your beliefs rather than the facts, you
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Kim notices that every time she uses a certain
bird food in her feeder, cardinals land on the
feeder. She concludes that cardinals prefer this
food more that other birds do. What type of
reasoning is Kim using?
deductive reasoning
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To find out why food left on the
kitchen counter eventually molds is an
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using scientific inquiry
developing a theory
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During an experiment, which factors
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Be able to read a data chart and identify:
• The manipulated/independent variable
• The responding/dependent variable
• Be able to make a prediction about future
data
• Be able to draw a conclusion based on given
data
Similar to the Simpson’s worksheet…
Be able to read a scenario and identify
• The manipulated/independent variable
• The responding/dependent variable
• The control group/variables
Be able to read a data chart and
• Use inductive or deductive reasoning to form
conclusions
• Make predictions