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6th Grade – Chapter 1

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Observations

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Scientists Experiments

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Using one or more of your senses to gather data is called ___________.

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Observing

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Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers are called ________. Examples include size, color, and shape.

It’s a large cylinder shaped, glass container with red liquid inside.

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Qualitative(think of their qualities, like size, shape, and

color)

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These observations deal with numbers or amounts that can be counted.

There are 8 critters in the sand and 2 critters in the rocks. The temperature is 13 degrees Celsius.

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Quantitative

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Make 2 quantitative observations and 2 qualitative observations based on the picture.

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Quantitative: (Answers will vary. Make sure you have counted.)

Qualitative: (Answers will vary. Be sure you have described color, shape, or size.)

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Experiments and investigations begin with thinking and questioning. This process is called __________.

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Inquiry

Remember Inquiry and questioning both have qu in them.

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A possible explanation that you think of before conducting the experiment is called your __________.

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Hypothesis

You do the experiment to test your hypothesis.

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Combining what you observe with what you already know is called _________.

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inferring

We infer that the large animal ate the small animal!

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Last week, Kevin ate chicken for dinner, and his team won the baseball game. This week, he had chicken for dinner, and his team won again. He concludes that eating chicken causes his team to win. This is an example of what type of reasoning?

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faulty reasoning

“What were you thinking?!”

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An attitude of eagerness to learn more about topics is called _________.

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Curiosity

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It is important for scientists to report their findings truthfully and have a good sense of ethics. What is another word for this quality?

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honesty

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An attitude of doubt is called ____________.

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Skepticism

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Scientists share their findings by communicating. If they agree after several tests, they form a scientific

__________. These can change over time if new evidence is found.

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Theory

Scientists have a theory that dinosaurs became extinct when an asteroid collided with the earth.

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Factors that change during an experiment are called __________.

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Variables

Variables vary, or change

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Summarizing what you have learned at the end of the experiment is called the __________.

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Conclusion

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An experiment is a way to test your _______.

Maybe it’s supported, and maybe it isn’t supported. Either way, you still learn

something.

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Hypothesis

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Scientists record facts, figures, and other evidence. This information is called data. What are two ways scientists can display their data?

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Graphs, charts, data tables, etc.